Researchers Can Predict Future Actions from Human Brain Activity
Brain research predicts premeditated actions Bringing the real world into the brain scanner, researchers at The University of Western Ontario from The Centre for Brain and Mind can now determine the action a person was…
Neuroscientists Find Famous Optical Illusion Surprisingly Potent
Scientists have come up with new insight into the brain processes that cause the optical illusion below The yellow jacket (Rocky, the mascot of the University of Rochester) appears to be expanding. But he is…
First Images of Rod Photoreceptors in the Living Human Eye
Adaptive optics technology likely to spur sight-saving interventions, usher in new era of eye disease research, diagnosis and treatment Scientists today reported that the tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and directly…
Weight Loss Improves Memory
John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a link between weight loss and improved memory and concentration. The study shows that bariatric surgery…
World Autism Awareness Day – Share the Facts About Autism Spectrum Disorders
World Autism Awareness Day is here. April 2, 2011 marks the fourth annual World Autism Awareness Day. To help build awareness, NeuroscienceNews.com provides some useful information to become informed about what most know simply as “autism”.…
Google Science Fair 2011 – Global Science Competition for Teenagers
This post is sponsored by Unruly Media. Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 years old are invited to submit science projects in the Google Science Fair 2011. Participating in the global science fair…
What the Brain Saw
The moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurons in the retina encode what we “see” has been a tricky one. A key obstacle to…
RatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less Anesthesia
A wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that rats can wear on their heads has been developed and tested effectively.…
Neural Network Model of 10 Neuron Visual Processing Circuit Created
Neurobiology research combining laser scanning and electron microscopy, novel neuroimaging techniques and neural network modeling is providing new insight into how real neural circuits may behave.…
First Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder Found
Neuroscience researchers from Cardiff University have found the first direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder.…
