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·May 23, 2022·5 min read

Retinal OFF Ganglion Cells Allow Detection of Quantal Shadows at Starlight

A small group of retinal cells, known as OFF ganglion cells, can detect small dips in light levels and appear to be responsible for shadow detection.

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·April 19, 2022·9 min read

Artificial Intelligence to Assess Dementia Risk and Enhance the Effectiveness of Depression Treatments

Using MEG data, a new AI algorithm called AI-MIND is able to assess dementia risk and the potential effectiveness of treatments for depression, researchers say.

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·March 20, 2022·3 min read

A New Type of Hand Prosthesis Learns From the User, and the User Learns From the Prosthesis

Researchers have developed a new, fully automated prosthetic arm that learns during normal use and adapts to varying conditions.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 2, 2021·3 min read

Anyone Can Get Super-Hearing

A new audio technique allows people to hear ultrasonic sounds at frequencies above 20,000 Hz and simultaneously perceive the direction the noise is coming from.

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·March 19, 2021·5 min read

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

Children at high risk for dyslexia have trouble learning new words after hearing them, a new study reports. Results show those at risk of dyslexia have border difficulties in processing language in the brain, which may account for why reading difficulties occur.

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·June 23, 2020·4 min read

The human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds

Research suggests a time-locked encoding mechanism may have evolved for speech processing in humans. The processing mechanism appears to be tuned to the native language as a result of extensive exposure to the language environment during early development.

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·June 13, 2020·3 min read

Moral reflection can be seen in brain activity and eye movements

Using scenes from movies, researchers discover how different brain areas can be used flexibly and as needed. The study sheds light on how the brain transitions between moral thinking and empathy.

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·April 28, 2020·3 min read

Two-person MRI reveals how touching is perceived in the brain

A novel two-person MRI study reveals what goes on in the brain when two people touch and cuddle. During the interaction, the subjects' brain activity synchronized.

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·April 10, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19: Aerosolized particles carrying virus stay in the air longer than previously thought

New model reveals the aerosolized particles carrying the coronavirus can remain in the air longer than was previously suggested. Researchers modeled a scenario where an infected person coughs in a supermarket aisle and takes into consideration in-store ventilation systems. The model revealed the aerosol-cloud containing COVID-19 spreads outside the immediate vicinity of the coughing person and dilutes in the process, but the dilution occurs over several minutes.

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·April 25, 2019·4 min read

Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people

Using a combination of movie clips and neuroimaging, researchers find people have positive biases to those they feel are more like them, even if they are unable to see the person's face.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Psychology Visual Neuroscience

·April 12, 2019·3 min read

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

While listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery.

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·April 6, 2019·4 min read

What the Finnish concept of sisu can offer the world

The Finnish concept of Sisu refers to a universal phenomenon of latent energy in the human system that enables individuals to persevere and break through unbearable challenges, researchers say.

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Retinal OFF Ganglion Cells Allow Detection of Quantal Shadows at Starlight

Artificial Intelligence to Assess Dementia Risk and Enhance the Effectiveness of Depression Treatments

A New Type of Hand Prosthesis Learns From the User, and the User Learns From the Prosthesis

Anyone Can Get Super-Hearing

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

The human brain tracks speech more closely in time than other sounds

COVID-19: Aerosolized particles carrying virus stay in the air longer than previously thought

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

What the Finnish concept of sisu can offer the world

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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