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Category Learning Can Be Influenced By Where an Object is in Our Field of Vision

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

Where objects appear in a person's visual field can affect the ability to determine what the object is, researchers say.... Read More...

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Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

Researchers have identified specific brain networks that helps us associate objects with their names. The study sheds light on how the brain connects meaning to words and could help explain why people with neurodegenerative diseases often have problems naming every day objects.... Read More...

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It Really is All About the Bass

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

A new study reports that while listening to music, brain activity becomes synchronized to the rhythmic structure of the sound, specifically the frequency of the beat.... Read More...

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Immune Cells in Brain Have Surprising Influence on Sexual Behavior

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

According to researchers, mast cells play an important role in determining whether an animal's sexual behavior will be more typical of a male or a female as they mature. Chemically stimulating mast cells in newborn female mice resulted in them acting more like males as adults. ... Read More...

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How the Brain Biases Beliefs

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Researchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.... Read More...

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New Genes that May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Studying the exomes of 6,000 Alzheimer's patients and 5,000 without the disease, researchers have identified new rare variations in genes that may contribute to dementia.... Read More...

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Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Poor Sleep Triggers Viral Loneliness and Social Rejection

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Why Do Women Get More Migraines?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Angry People May Not Be as Smart as They Think

Neuroscience NewsAugust 13, 2018

Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body

Neuroscience NewsAugust 13, 2018

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Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body

Neuroscience NewsAugust 13, 2018

A new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body. ... Read More...

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Crowdsourcing Algorithms to Predict Epileptic Seizures

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2018

Researchers report improvement of up to 90% in seizure prediction, thanks to crowdsourcing over 10,000 algorithms world wide.... Read More...

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Early Sensory Stimulation is Critical for the Development of Sensory Networks

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2018

A new study reports sensory stimulation during the first two weeks of life is critical for establishing brain networks that help map sensation.... Read More...

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An Ion Channel Differentiates Newborn and Mature Neurons in the Adult Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2018

Researchers report newborn granule cells in the dentate gyrus become less excitable after three weeks. The loss of excitability is crucial for the functioning of mature neurons.... Read More...

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How the Sense of Smell Developed

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

A new study may help answer the age old questions as to whether animals' sense of smell became so viable. The findings shed light on why some animals developed extraordinary olfactory systems.... Read More...

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PSD as a Molecular Platform For Understanding Synapse Formation and Plasticity

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

A new study reports that both in solution and on supported membrane bilayers, multivalent interaction networks formed by major excitatory postsynaptic density scaffold proteins led to formation of PSD-like assemblies via phase separation.... Read More...

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