FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2021·4 min readMRI Helps Unravel the Mysteries of SleepMRI technology helps researchers identify specific brain activity during different stages of sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2020·3 min readThe Brain Network Driving Changes in ConsciousnessA brain network consisting of the thalamus, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, and angular gyri was implicated in the loss, and return, of consciousness under both anesthetic and natural sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 20, 2020·5 min readVisual Illusion That May Help Explain ConsciousnessA new visual illusion sheds light on redundancy masking and how we perceive our visual environment. The findings provide new insight into human consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 20, 2020·3 min readResearcher Proposes New Theory of ConsciousnessA new theory suggests electromagnetic energy in the brain enables neurons and brain regions to create consciousness and our ability to critically think.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 9, 2020·4 min readUnconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a GodPeople whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 3, 2020·4 min readIs Consciousness Continuous or Discrete? Maybe It’s BothA new two-stage model seeks to answer a longstanding philosophical debate over whether consciousness is continuous or discrete. Findings suggest discrete consciousness is preceded by a long-lasting unconscious processing period.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 31, 2020·4 min readUnraveling the Potential of the Unconscious MindPeople can learn to use the non-conscious content in their brains to make profitable decisions. Findings suggest a novel form of non-conscious metacognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2020·6 min readBrain Noise Contains Unique Signature of Dream SleepUsing EEG to measure REM sleep allowed scientists to distinguish dreaming from wakefulness.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 17, 2020·3 min readWhat it means when animals have beliefsResearchers proposed four criteria to understand and investigate animal belief systems. Findings suggest flexible behavior caused by belief is exhibited in the behavior of rats, chimpanzees, and dogs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 11, 2020·5 min readHigh doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brainHigher doses of ketamine administered to sheep completely reduced brain activity for a short period. Researchers report as the drug wore off and consciousness was regained, the animals' brain activity switched between high and low-frequency oscillations. The timing of the brain activity corresponds to the time human users report experiencing feelings that their brain 'disconnected' from their bodies after ketamine use.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2020·6 min readAnesthesia’s effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debateExposure to anesthesia causes lipid clusters to move from an ordered state to a disordered one, then back again. These changes lead to subsequent effects that cause changes in consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 22, 2020·6 min readNew ‘sniff test’ predicts recovery of consciousness in brainResearchers have developed a sniff test that can detect which patients in a vegetative state following a TBI will regain consciousness.Read More
