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How mirror activity works

Neuroscience NewsJune 8, 2019

Long contractions of muscles in one hand increase involuntary reactions in the other. Findings shed new light on mirror activity and may help with better understanding the pathology of mirror movements in neurological disorders.... Read More...

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How the Brain Works During Simultaneous Interpretation

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2019

A new EEG study reveals how the brain utilizes more cognitive resources to hold memory and process previous information.... Read More...

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New Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children Uncovered

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

Researchers shed new light on the role the insula and frontoparietal brain regions play in a child's working memory.... Read More...

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Visual Perception of Summary Statistics Not Following Mathematical Rules

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

A new study could help to determine new approaches to statistical data visualization.... Read More...

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Maximizing Brain Use

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2017

Researchers have identified a new method that may help identify neural processes associated with optimal response to stimuli. They report the method, which utilizes EEG data, could eventually have practical applications in sports, education and Parkinson's research.... Read More...

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Alcoholism May Be Caused by Dynamical Dopamine Imbalance

Neuroscience NewsMarch 10, 2017

Researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the development of alcoholism.... Read More...

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Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neuroscience

Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neurology

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition

Frontotemporal dementia is associated with alterations in immune system function

AI

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

Investigating the full spectrum of suicide

New insights into biological underpinnings of schizophrenia

Researchers discover potential therapy to treat detrimental effects of marijuana

Higher School of Economics

How mirror activity works

New Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children Uncovered

Visual Perception of Summary Statistics Not Following Mathematical Rules

Maximizing Brain Use

Alcoholism May Be Caused by Dynamical Dopamine Imbalance