Artists who paint with their feet have finely tuned toe maps in their brains. The study opens up questions about organizational principles of the whole body system.
Children have a rapid boost of GABA during visual learning tasks that continue after the training ends. In adults, GABA levels remain consistent. Findings suggest children's brains respond to training in a way that allows the to more quickly and more efficiently stabilize learning.
Valuing our identity over our accuracy leads us to accept incorrect information that aligns with the beliefs of the political party we support, researchers report.
A new paper looks at the controversies surrounding adult neurogenesis.
Researchers report the key why LSD hallucinations last so long is due to how it fits into serotonin receptors.
Researchers have managed to find a way to measure social 'jet lag', a mismatch between circadian rhythm and the realities of daily schedules, by analyzing patterns of activity on Twitter.
In order to make autism research less harmful to the autism community, researchers propose new data-driven guidelines for discussing ASD in their work.
Researchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be enough to prompt the liver to start the processes that help digest food.
Researchers believe they may have cracked the code for facial recognition in the primate brain.
According to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.
A simple actimeter device is helping researchers better understand sleep duration and quality in humans.
Young children on the autism spectrum achieved joined attention similar to that of a neurotypical child when playing with their parents.
