FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readEye Movements Could Be the Missing Link in Our Understanding of MemoryVisual scanpaths during memory retrieval tasks were associated with the quality of the memory. Researchers say the replay of a sequence of eye movements helps boost memory reconstruction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2022·5 min readThe Mathematics of Human Behavior: New Model Can Spot Liars and Counter DisinformationA new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readSmart Implants to Monitor HealingA newly developed, self-powered smart implant is able to monitor spinal fusion healing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readLet Your Mind Control the ComputerNew software can perform computerized image editing using only input from electrical activity in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readFlu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s DiseaseOlder adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of a four year follow up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 25, 2022·3 min readTheta Waves: A Marker of Emotional RegulationEmotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 25, 2022·6 min readBlack People in the Us Twice as Likely to Face Coercion, Unconsented Procedures During BirthBlack women in the US are twice as likely to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth, and to undergo them without explicit consent compared to white women.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2022·6 min readFirst Evidence of Replay During Sleep in the Human Motor Cortex, Which Governs Voluntary MovementData collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 25, 2022·4 min readImpostor Syndrome: When Self-Doubt Gets the Upper HandImpostor syndrome, or a fear that a person's abilities will be exposed as a "deception", can appear regardless of age, gender, or level of intelligence.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2022·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease Affects Most Known Biological Pathways in the BrainOut of 341 known biological pathways, 91% are linked to Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 24, 2022·4 min readBrain Bleeds in Babies’ First Year Can Lead to Long-Term Vision ProblemsBabies who experience severe brain bleeds during their first year of life are more likely to have long-term visual problems, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2022·5 min readStudy Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive SuccessResearchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.Read More