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·June 15, 2020

Neurons can shift how they process information about motion

When it comes to processing information about motion, neurons in the ventral intraparietal area of the brain are more flexible in switching between reference frames. The findings could be used to develop neural prosthetics designed for motion control. Read More

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·June 11, 2020

The brain uses minimum effort to look for key information in text

The human brain avoids taking unnecessary effort while reading by regulating the resources used in order to identify the most essential information. Read More

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·May 28, 2020

Strong convictions can blind us to information that challenges them

People fail to process information that contradicts their convictions. A new study explains the neural processes that contribute to confirmation bias. Read More

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·April 10, 2020

Video games improve the visual attention of expert players

If you're playing video games to help kill time during social distancing, you might be improving your visual attention abilities. Researchers found experienced gamers have faster information processing abilities and can allocate more cognitive power to individual visual stimuli. Playing video games can cause long-term changes in the brain and lead to improvements in temporal visual selective attention. Read More

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·March 9, 2020

Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge

Neuroimaging reveals our brains combine information from different categories of sensory information to drive abstract knowledge. Read More

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·March 4, 2020

Five amazing facts about your brain

Do you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain. Read More

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·January 29, 2020

Link between autism and cognitive impairment discovered

Study identifies a short gene segment crucial for brain development and information processing. The absence of the gene segment induces altered social behaviors, learning difficulties, and memory deficits, which are hallmarks of a subset of ASD. Read More

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·January 13, 2020

Using caffeine as a tool to study information processing

Study reveals caffeine may be a useful tool to study information and cognitive processing. Read More

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·December 27, 2019

Mindfulness video game changes areas of the brain associated with attention

Tenacity, a newly developed video game that promotes mindfulness, alters connectivity between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the inferior parietal cortex. These areas of the brain are critical for attention. After playing the game for a short period, participants reported improvements in attention. Read More

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·November 15, 2019

Smart people may learn music faster

The strongest predictor of musical skill acquisition is intelligence, followed by musical aptitude. Read More

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·November 7, 2019

What your friends’ brains look like when they think of you

To accurately perceive another person, your neural representation of that person has to match the pattern in the persons' brain when they think about themselves. Read More