FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 18, 2022·4 min readTouch and Sight Are Linked Before BirthDuring the embryonic stage, tactile information simultaneously activated the tactile and visual neural pathways. After birth, the pathways separate and reorganize to allow for individual processing of visual and tactile information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2022·5 min readPinpointing Consciousness in Animal Brain Using Mouse ‘Brain Map’Brain mapping study identifies important neural networks and their connections that appear to enhance the conscious experience.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2022·4 min readEven in Sleep, Your Brain’s Neurons Are Humming Along to MozartA study of the cerebral cortex discovered there is a robust response to sound during sleep that largely mirrored the brain's response during wakefulness. However, differences in brain waves that help the brain understand sound and anticipate what comes next is missing during sleep.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2022·6 min readSleep Provides a Major Key to the Mystery of ConsciousnessDuring sleep, the brain analyzes auditory input but is unable to focus on the sound or identify the noise; therefore no conscious awareness of the stimuli occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 7, 2022·5 min readBrain Pathway That Helps to Explain Light’s Effect on Mood DiscoveredNeuroimaging study reveals how light-sensitive signals reach the brain and how regions associated with mood process those signals. Some regions of the cerebral cortex associated with cognitive and mood processing show sensitivity to light intensity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2022·4 min readHow the Liver Can Control the Brain and BehaviorThe liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2022·4 min readSilence for Thought: Special Interneuron Networks in the Human BrainHuman cortical networks have evolved a novel neural network that relies on abundant connections between inhibitory interneurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2022·4 min readFor Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds MatterResearchers identified how the primary visual cortex and the lateromedial area of the cerebral cortex influence one another, and how this communication changes over rapid timespans.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 5, 2022·6 min readYou’ve Likely Heard of the Brain’s Gray Matter – Here’s Why the White Matter Is Important TooWhite matter may be the key to understanding dementia, TBI, and numerous other neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2022·4 min readBat Brains Organized for Echolocation and FlightMotor areas of the cerebral cortex are dedicated to sonar production and wing control in Egyptian fruit bats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 12, 2022·5 min readWhen Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’Some neurons in the cerebral cortex show higher spontaneous activity during general anesthesia than when awake, and this activity is synchronized across the cortical cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 22, 2022·4 min readFor Neurons, Where They Begin Isn’t Necessarily Where They EndA new study sheds light on the movement of neurons throughout the brain during fetal development. Researchers also found the two hemispheres of the human cortex separated earlier in development than previously thought.Read More