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·June 27, 2019·5 min read

Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity

White matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.

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·May 3, 2018·4 min read

Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner

Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.

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·October 3, 2016·4 min read

Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition

A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.

Illustration from Alice in Wonderland. Alice is sitting at the table with the Mad Hatter and Hare.

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·November 19, 2015·2 min read

Down the Rabbit Hole: Delving Into Language Processing in the Brain

Using neuroimaging and Alice in Wonderland, researchers identify how the temporal lobe supports an unconscious language parsing process.

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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

Every Person Has a Unique Brain Anatomy

A new neuroimaging study reveals every person has unique brain anatomy. The uniqueness is a result of a combination of genetic factors and life experiences, researchers report.

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·September 12, 2017·3 min read

Explaining Bursts of Activity in Brains of Preterm Babies

Researchers have identified a source of spontaneous bursts of neural activity in the brains of preterm babies.

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·April 25, 2017·5 min read

Facial Expressions: How the Brain Processes Emotion

A new study reveals the amygdala has distinct neurons that can judge ambiguity and intensity of facial expressions.

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·September 24, 2020·5 min read

How Changes in Healthy Brain Structure Affect Cognition

Neuroimaging study ties the degradation of circuitry in one area of the brain to reduced efficiency of executive function in older adults.

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·October 25, 2019·2 min read

How our brains remember things depends upon how we learn them

Neural pathways for learning differ depending on how each person has learned a new skill.

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·March 7, 2017·4 min read

Identifying the Neural Signature of Healthy Brain Aging

A new study reports the ability to modulate brain activity when it comes to shutting off processes irrelevant to a task may be compromised in older people.