FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2021·4 min readHow We Know Whether and When to Pay AttentionOur ability to act fast is based on estimates of whether and when specific events will occur that demand immediate attention.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 25, 2017·4 min readDragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their PreyA new study in eLife provides new insights into how complex neural processes in the brains of dragonflies allows them to predict, peruse and catch prey. The findings could prove useful in developing new innovative robot vision systems.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 28, 2016·4 min readExpectation May Be Essential to Memory FormationAccording to a new study, attention is not enough to ensure accurate memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 17, 2015·3 min readOnce Seen, Never Forgotten: Apes Can Anticipate Events in Memorable Movie ScenesResearchers demonstrate apes are able to encode single experience events into long term memory.Read More
