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·January 5, 2019·4 min read

Hallucinations May Be Caused By a Fold in the Brain

Researchers implicate a brain region called the paracingulate sulcus in the experience of hallucinations. The findings shed light into why some people are more likely to hallucinate than others, and provides a new target for treatment aimed at reducing the experience.

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·September 4, 2017·5 min read

New Insight Into Self-Control Through Neuroimaging

A new neuroimaging study reveals self control varies depending on the importance of the decision. Self control, researchers note, may also be augmented when people are asked to justify their decisions.

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·March 27, 2021·6 min read

Measurable Changes in Brain Activity During First Few Months of Studying a New Language

Within months of learning a new language, increased activity in brain areas associated with auditory processing, memory, and grammatical comprehension occurs. As language skills improve, the activity decreases.

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·April 17, 2023·5 min read

Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading

Two distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.

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·February 26, 2015·4 min read

Study Identifies Neurons That Help Predict What Another Individual Will Do

A new study reports researchers have identified two groups of neurons which appear to play key roles in social interaction.

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·December 6, 2018·4 min read

Drawing is Better than Writing for Memory Retention

Researchers report older adults who take up drawing are better able to retain new information than those who write notes.

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·May 8, 2017·4 min read

Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of Progranulin

Researchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.

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·June 25, 2013·4 min read

Past Brain Activation Revealed in Scans

Spontaneous waves neuronal activity bear imprints of earlier events for at least 24 hours after the experience has taken place, a new study finds.

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·April 7, 2020·6 min read

Students who listened to Beethoven during lectures and sleep performed better on tests

Listening to classical music during a lecture and again as you sleep can help improve test performance.

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·April 12, 2019·5 min read

Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks

Taking a short rest following a learning activity to help strengthen memory consolidation.

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·September 13, 2019·3 min read

Watching music move through the brain

When people listen to music, the neural tracking of the frontal lobe lags behind the temporal lobe, but during music recall, the frontal lobe precedes that of the temporal lobe. The findings demonstrate bottom-up and top-down processes in the cerebral cortex during music listening and recall. The study provides important insights into how the human brain processes music.