How Attention Helps the Brain Perceive an Object
Low-frequency optogenetic stimulation of the visual region of the brain impairs an animal's ability to make fine sensory discriminations. ... Read More...
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Peering Inside the Minds of Worms For Clues on How Memories Form
A new study in worms reveals memory blocking is not a result of problems with memory formation, but instead with memory recall.... Read More...
Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed
A new MRI study reveals those who get to sleep and wake up late have lower resting brain connectivity in regions associated with the maintenance of consciousness. Researchers report the reduced brain connectivity is linked to poorer attention, slower reactions and increased daytime sleepiness.... Read More...
Does Microdosing Improve Mood and Performance?
A new study reports those who microdose psychedelics report improvements in attention and mental health. However, a number of people report an increase in neuroticism following six weeks of microdosing.... Read More...
How the Brain Works During Simultaneous Interpretation
A new EEG study reveals how the brain utilizes more cognitive resources to hold memory and process previous information.... Read More...
The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment
Researchers demonstrate our brains can track sounds within the environment as we sleep. The study suggests this ability could allow us to sleep in safety and wake at the correct moment. ... Read More...
Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
Researchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.... Read More...
How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention
Researchers have identified a mechanism within the cholinergic system that underlies our ability to rapidly focus attention.... Read More...
What Are You Looking At? How Attention Affects Decision Making
Researchers, using eye tracking software, report what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices.... Read More...
Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention
A new neuroimaging study reveals methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, increases the level of dopamine available in the caudate. Along with increased dopamine levels, researchers also notice greater functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and precuneus, three areas of the brain associated with memory and attention.... Read More...
Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills
Study reveals the ability to anticipate touch also indicates a child's ability to focus.... Read More...
Early Life Stress Hinders Neuron Development, Causing Attention Disorders: Mouse Study
Female mice who experienced early life stress developed problems and had fewer neurons in areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and making sense of rules, researchers report.... Read More...