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Featured Neuroscience

·February 17, 2015·3 min read

Broca’s Area, the Brain’s Iconic Seat of Speech, Goes Silent When We Talk

A new study redefines the role of the Broca's area.

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Featured Psychology

·December 15, 2014·2 min read

Brain Stimulation May Hold Key to Treating Anxiety

tDCS may help retrain cognitive patterns associated with anxiety and depression, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Detect Brain Network That Gives Humans Superior Reasoning Skills

Researchers report the frontoparietal network plays a key role in why humans have superior reasoning skills.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 26, 2014·2 min read

Real Time Readout of Neurochemical Activity

Implanted engineered cells with fluorescent dyes which change color in response to dopamine and norepinephrine allows researchers to observe changes in neurosignalling in real time, a new study reports.

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Featured Genetics

·May 8, 2014·4 min read

Better Cognition Seen with Gene Variant Carried by 1 in 5 People

Researchers discover a gene already associated with longevity also improves memory and learning. The findings could help develop new treatments for cognitive decline.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 6, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Find Seeing Jesus in Toast Phenomenon Perfectly Normal

Researchers discover face pareidolia, a phenomenon where people 'see' faces on objects such as toast or in clouds, is based on physical causes.

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Autism Featured Neurology

·March 26, 2014·4 min read

Patches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in Autism

A new study gives direct and clear new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 25, 2014·4 min read

EEG Study Suggests Brain Infers Structure and Rules of Tasks

EEG recordings help predict how people apply context and rules to learning new tasks.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2013·2 min read

Musical Brain-Reading Sheds Light on Neural Processing of Music

Using fMRI neuroimaging, researchers pinpoint areas of the brain which are crucial for processing music.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 21, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Map Brain Areas Vital to Understanding Language

Researchers discover the brain mechanisms which underlie discourse comprehension.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 20, 2013·6 min read

Researchers Discover Idling Brain Activity in Severely Brain Injured Patients Who “Wake Up” After Using a Sleep Drug

Researchers discover a signature of brain activity in some severely brain injured patients, who regained some consciousness after using certain drug treatments.