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Featured Psychology

·November 13, 2013·5 min read

Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t

According to a new study, the brain processes and understands visual inputs that we might not consciously perceive.

Featured Psychology

·November 13, 2013·2 min read

Literacy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor Says

Researchers discover a child's ability to read depends mostly on where the child is born, rather than on their individual qualities.

This is an MRI scan of a brain with concussion.

Featured Neurology

·October 28, 2013·3 min read

After Concussion, Kids May Need Breaks in School

Researchers recommend accommodations be made in the classroom for children recovering from concussions.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 23, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Uncover a Mechanism for Improving Song Learning in Juvenile Zebra Finches

Studying juvenile zebra finches, researchers discover a mechanism which could possibly be responsible for the differences in the intensity of song learning.

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·October 17, 2013·3 min read

Brain Scans Show Unusual Activity in Retired NFL Players

A neuroimaging study finds profound brain activity abnormalities in a group of retired NFL players.

This image shows a side view of the brain, illustrating the dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofronal cortex.

Featured Neurology

·October 16, 2013·3 min read

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits

Researchers find definitive brain alterations in veterans with GWI, caused as the result of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals during the first Gulf War. The study confirms working memory is affected in those with GWI.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2013·3 min read

Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern

Researchers find the differences in primate brains can be explained as a consequence of the same genetic program.

This is a picture of Mona Lisa and her enigmatic smile.

Featured Psychology

·October 5, 2013·3 min read

Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.

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·August 21, 2013·2 min read

Playing Video Games Can Boost Brain Power

Fast-paced, real time strategy video games can help train the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking, a new study finds.

This is a diagram of the dopamine pathway in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·June 27, 2013·3 min read

Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

Researchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.

This is a photo of the sea slug used in this research, Pleurobranchaea californica.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 7, 2013·3 min read

By Trying it All, Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not to Eat

Researchers discover Pleurobranchaea californica, a predatory sea slug which normally isn't a picky eater, has more cognitive abilities than previously believed; allowing them to lean the warning cues of dangerous pray and avoiding them in the future.

the image shows different fmri scans of the cerebral cortex.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 22, 2013·2 min read

Has Evolution Given Humans Unique Brain Structures?

Comparing fMRI scans of human brains and those of rhesus monkeys, researchers believe they have new evidence which proves humans have unique cortical brain networks.

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cognition

Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t

Literacy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor Says

After Concussion, Kids May Need Breaks in School

Researchers Uncover a Mechanism for Improving Song Learning in Juvenile Zebra Finches

Brain Scans Show Unusual Activity in Retired NFL Players

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits

Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern

Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

Playing Video Games Can Boost Brain Power

Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

By Trying it All, Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not to Eat

Has Evolution Given Humans Unique Brain Structures?

Why AI Cannot Replace the Transformative Power of Human Creativity

Macrophages Settle in the Brain After Sepsis, Driving Memory Loss

Focused Ultrasound Calms Delusions in Schizophrenia

Abnormal Astroglia Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline

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