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·October 23, 2024·6 min read

Brain Processes Sentence Structures as Fast as Visual Scenes

The human brain can detect the structure of a short sentence in as little as 150 milliseconds, the speed of a blink. Using brain imaging, scientists found that the brain's language comprehension system processes sentences flashed on a screen similarly to how it perceives a visual scene.

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·October 22, 2024·6 min read

How Visual Clutter Disrupts Information Flow in the Brain

A new study reveals that visual clutter alters how information flows between neurons in the brain’s primary visual cortex, but not the order in which it's processed. Researchers found that the efficiency of information transfer changes depending on the location of clutter in the visual field.

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·September 10, 2024·6 min read

AI Determines How the Brain Predicts and Processes Thoughts

Summary: A new study using artificial intelligence has provided novel insights into how the brain predicts future events and processes...

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·August 12, 2024·6 min read

How the Brain Learns and Integrates Prior Knowledge with New Information

The brain builds a hierarchy of knowledge, connecting lower-order sensory details to higher-order concepts, shaping our perception of the world. A new study reveals how visual experience influences the brain’s feedback connections, allowing us to integrate context and recognize patterns based on past experiences. Researchers found that visual input refines these connections, enhancing our ability to interpret complex stimuli and update our understanding of the environment.

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·July 25, 2024·4 min read

“Eureka Moments” Shed Light on Consciousness

A new study proposes a novel approach to studying consciousness through behavioral observations and learning curves. The study highlights that learning often occurs in sudden leaps, suggesting these "eureka moments" are preceded by conscious cognitive processes.

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·September 5, 2023·5 min read

Neurons On Edge: Avalanches in Brain Reveal Info Processing Secrets

Researchers provided robust evidence supporting the controversial "critical brain hypothesis" through a project called DishBrain. This experiment, involving 800,000 human neural cells playing Pong, reveals how neurons, when informed about the surrounding environment, shift into a "neural critical" state, enabling cascades of brain activity.

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·March 31, 2023·4 min read

Astrocytes May Be Information Regulators

New evidence suggests astrocytes can sense and react to change. These processes are key to memory formation and behavioral shifts.

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·November 29, 2022·5 min read

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

Single neurons conveying visual information about two separate objects in line of sight do so by alternating signals about one object or the other. However, when the two objects overlap, brain cells detect them as a single entity.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

What Brings Our Senses and Thoughts Together?

Study reveals the role the neocortex plays in our ability to think, recall events, and make decisions.

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·August 2, 2022·6 min read

Researchers Call for New Studies to Learn How Our Brains Change When We’re Awake After Midnight

A new hypothesis suggests when people are awake during the biological circadian night there are neurophysiological changes in the brain that alters the way in which we interact with the world, especially when it comes to impulse control, information processing, and reward processing.

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·July 15, 2022·3 min read

Neuronal Cell Type for Controlling the Flow of Information in the Brain Discovered

By briefly inhibiting other cells, neurogliaform cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus ensure that current perception and memories of past experiences can be processed both separately and in combination with each other.