FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2019·2 min readEngaging educational videos elicit similar brain activity in studentsHigher similarity in brain activity was noted while students watched educational clips they ranked as most appealing. The findings could help content creators to use neuroscience data in the creation of strong educational materials.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2019·5 min readA map of the brain can tell what you’re readingfMRI brain scans reveal semantic tuning during both reading and listening to words are highly correlated in selective areas of the cerebral cortex. The new brain maps enabled researchers to accurately predict which words would active specific regions of the cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 5, 2019·2 min readHow deep space travel could affect the brainLow dose radiation exposure causes neural and behavioral impairments in mouse models that affect memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2019·5 min readThe ‘blowfish effect’: Children learn new words like adults doBoth adults and young children assign a narrower interpretation to a word if it is exemplified by an atypical category member. The study sheds new light on how children learn to see, talk and understand the world around them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 23, 2019·5 min readStudy Advances Understanding of How Brains Remember DecisionsThe medial prefrontal cortex persistently encodes value based decision variables.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2019·4 min readResearch Identifies New Pathways for Sensory Learning in the BrainAutomated robotic technology allows researchers to identify new pathways activated when the brain rewires circuits in response to experience.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2019·4 min readThe way a single neuron processes information is never the sameWhen a neuron receives information, dendrites functionally work together to adjust for the complexity of the input.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 10, 2019·3 min readImpaired learning linked to family history of Alzheimer’sPeople with a family history of Alzheimer's disease perform worse on learning tasks than those without a genetic link to the disease. The learning impairments appear to be exacerbated by the APOE E4 gene and diabetes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 10, 2019·2 min readHow does playing with other children affect toddlers’ language learning?Toddlers who had more exposure to other children were better at associating new words to objects than those who had more exposure to adults alone.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 8, 2019·3 min readHuman brains reorganize experiences while resting to find new solutionsHuman replay spontaneously reorganizes experience based on learned structure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 2, 2019·3 min readBrain imaging may help identify teens at risk of increasing alcohol useNeuroimaging study reveals teens with more gray matter in the caudate nucleus and left cerebellum were at increased risk of problem alcohol use over time. The findings reinforce the idea that brain structure differences may contribute to both psychiatric and substance use disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 1, 2019·3 min readSleep readies synapses for learningHippocampal neurons become longer and stronger following a period of sleep deprivation. The study supports the hypothesis that sleep may weaken synapses, which are strengthened from learning, allowing for learning to occur after waking.Read More