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·June 13, 2020·3 min read

Moral reflection can be seen in brain activity and eye movements

Using scenes from movies, researchers discover how different brain areas can be used flexibly and as needed. The study sheds light on how the brain transitions between moral thinking and empathy.

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·May 14, 2020·3 min read

Mouse and human eye movements share important similarity

New eye-tracking technology monitors naturalistic eye movements in mice and discovers similarities and differences with human eye movement.

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·March 28, 2020·3 min read

Eye movements precede hand movements in two-pronged decision-making processes

Eye movements distinguish between "go" and "no go" actions early in the decision-making process, before the hand even starts to move.

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·March 9, 2020·3 min read

The brain has two systems for thinking about others’ thoughts

Study reveals two different brain structures are implicated in implicit and explicit theory of mind, and both regions mature at different ages to fulfill their function. The supramarginal gyrus matures earlier, enabling theory of mind to occur slightly earlier than believed. Full ability for theory of mind occurs at age four when the temporoparietal junction matures.

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·January 19, 2020·4 min read

The eyes can measure hearing

Eye-tracking and pupil dilation may be a new way to measure a person's hearing ability.

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Using eye movement test to confirm brain aging effects

A newly developed eye movement measurement test sheds light on inhibitory control and brain aging.

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·October 30, 2019·4 min read

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.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·October 28, 2019·5 min read

Can watching movies detect autism?

Tracking gaze patterns in children as they watch videos of social interactions is an accurate way to detect almost 50% of autism cases, a new study reports.

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·October 15, 2019·3 min read

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.

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·September 17, 2019·4 min read

Some children with autism more able to read thoughts and feelings from facial expressions than previously thought

A new study questions the theory that adolescents on the autism spectrum have trouble identifying different emotions expressed on the faces of others. The findings revealed adolescents with ASD have similar accuracy, response times, and fixation on facial features as their neurotypical peers when asked to infer mental states from faces.

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·July 9, 2019·4 min read

New technique developed to detect autism in children

Children with autism scan the faces of other people differently to neurotypical children. A new eye-tracking technique that uses facial areas of interest could help with the early detection of ASD.