Walking changes vision
Walking leads to an increase in processing of peripheral visual input.... Read More...
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Ayahuasca DMT compound changes brainwaves to vivid ‘waking-dream’ state
DMT alters electrical activity in the brain. The compound significantly decreases alpha wave activity, the dominant rhythm associated with wakefulness, and increases theta waves, associated with dreaming. Overall brain activity becomes more chaotic and less predictable. The findings advance the understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of immersive states of consciousness.... Read More...
Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development
Contractions of the diaphragm muscles during hiccuping evoke a significant response in the brain's cortex, causing two large brainwaves followed by a third. The third brainwave is similar to that evoked by noise.... Read More...
How meditation can help you make fewer mistakes
Mindfulness and meditation can help reduce errors. The brain's ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes improves following one session of twenty-minute meditation.... Read More...
Are we ‘brainwashed’ during sleep?
Study reveals as we sleep, cerebrospinal fluid pulses in the brain in rhythmic patterns.... Read More...
Name that tune: Brain takes just 100 to 300 milliseconds to recognize familiar music
The human brain can recognize a familiar tune within 100 milliseconds of the onset of sound. ... Read More...
A new theory of brain organization takes aim at the mystery of consciousness
Entropy during consciousness is higher than during unconscious states.... Read More...
Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw
Crashes in visual processing occur when neurons processing one image are tasked with processing another too quickly. This results in either one or both images being unable to reach our conscious awareness.... Read More...
How background noise affects brain activity
Researchers noted alterations in brain activity during cognitive tasks when playing outdoor sounds in the background. Findings shed light on how the environment affects how we perceive the world around us and how we tune out to background noises.... Read More...
Happy, angry or neutral expressions? Eyes react just as fast
The initial reaction of the brain is independent of the facial emotional expression we see. It is only after the eye movement is completed that the brain shows strong responses to the emotional expression of a face.... Read More...
Musical perception: nature or nurture?
Although musical perception is universal, musical training alters the perception of music. ... Read More...
Research sheds new light on how the brain forms and recalls memories
During memory formation, the directional coupling between the neocortex and hippocampus alters. Decreased power in brain oscillations in the neocortex preceded and predicted increased power in the hippocampus. The reverse occurs during memory retrieval.... Read More...