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The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2019

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...

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Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2019

Researchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.... Read More...

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How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

Neuroscience NewsDecember 28, 2018

Researchers have identified a mechanism within the cholinergic system that underlies our ability to rapidly focus attention.... Read More...

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What Are You Looking At? How Attention Affects Decision Making

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2018

Researchers, using eye tracking software, report what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices.... Read More...

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Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

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...

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Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

Study reveals the ability to anticipate touch also indicates a child's ability to focus.... Read More...

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Early Life Stress Hinders Neuron Development, Causing Attention Disorders: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsDecember 1, 2018

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...

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Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified

Neuroscience NewsNovember 26, 2018

Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event. ... Read More...

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To Predict the Future, the Brain Has Two Clocks

Neuroscience NewsNovember 20, 2018

Researchers report there are two distinct ways in which we make temporal predictions, and these rely on different parts of the brain. The findings offer a new perspective on how humans calculate when to make a move. ... Read More...

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Dynamic Audiovisuals Increase Spectator Attention, But Inhibit Conscious Processing

Neuroscience NewsNovember 12, 2018

Study reports audiovisual editing causes an increase in activity in visual processing areas, while continuous and orderly editing produces more cognitive processing activity.... Read More...

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Dopamine Primes the Brain for Enhanced Vigilance

Neuroscience NewsNovember 8, 2018

Researchers have identified a brain network that may control the diversion of attention to focus on potential threats. Dopamine, they report, is key to the process.... Read More...

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Link Between ADHD and High Fluoride Levels in Pregnancy

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2018

Researchers report higher levels of urinary fluoride during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of ADHD in school aged children. The study reports prenatal fluoride exposure is most strongly associated with inattentive behavior and cognitive problems in the children.... Read More...

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Mapping the Brain at High Resolution

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

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Mapping the Brain at High Resolution

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

Neurology

Psychological Distress is a Risk Factor for Dementia

Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

How Manganese Produces a Parkinsonian Syndrome

AI

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity

Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain

Robotics

How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Robots to Perform Spinal Surgery with Pinpoint Accuracy

Psychology

Wearable Sensor Could Detect Hidden Anxiety and Depression in Young Children

Psychological Distress is a Risk Factor for Dementia

Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment

Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

What Are You Looking At? How Attention Affects Decision Making

Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills

Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified

To Predict the Future, the Brain Has Two Clocks

Dopamine Primes the Brain for Enhanced Vigilance

Link Between ADHD and High Fluoride Levels in Pregnancy