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·February 11, 2021·4 min read

Brain Activity Can Reveal the Severity of Autistic Traits

A new mathematical approach is able to predict the severity of autism traits from brain activity data.

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·February 6, 2021·5 min read

New Research Studies ‘Domino Effects’ and Synchrony in Brain Activity

Study reveals the mechanisms behind distinct patterns of electrical activity in neuron groups that accompany the onset of seizures.

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·August 17, 2020·3 min read

Using Personal Frequency to Control Brain Activity

Using transcranial alternating current stimulation, researchers were able to influence the activity of specific brain areas and manipulate the abilities processed by them. Findings suggest tACS could be used to improve, direct, and attenuate the flow of information in the brain.

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·August 10, 2020·4 min read

Individual Differences in the Brain

Distinct personality traits emerge and manifest via both behavior and neural activity.

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·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Your Brain on Birth Control

Oral contraceptive use is associated with blunted stress response and brain activity differences during working memory tasks in women who started using birth control during puberty. Early adulthood exposure to oral contraceptives was linked to significant structural changes in brain areas associated with memory and emotional processing.

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·April 25, 2020·4 min read

High density EEG produces dynamic image of brain signal source

Researchers combine machine learning, EEG, and new functional imaging technology to dynamically map a neural signal's source and underlying brain networks.

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·January 10, 2020·5 min read

Baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play

Researchers detect measurable similarities in brain activity between babies and adults during play.

This shows a diagram from the research paper

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·August 19, 2019·2 min read

Engaging educational videos elicit similar brain activity in students

Higher similarity in brain activity was noted while students watched educational clips they ranked as most appealing. The findings could help content creators to use neuroscience data in the creation of strong educational materials.

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·July 30, 2019·8 min read

Team IDs Spoken Words and Phrases in Real Time from Brain’s Speech Signals

Using ECoG and machine learning, researchers decoded spoken words and phrases in real-time from brain signals that control speech. The technology could eventually be used to help those who have lost vocal control to regain their voice.

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·December 4, 2018·4 min read

Mothers Whose Responses to Infants’ Facial Cues Increase Reports Stronger Bonds with Babies

Researchers report increases in cortical responses to infants' faces between the prenatal to postnatal period is associated with more positive relationships with the baby after birth.