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·April 10, 2020·5 min read

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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·June 19, 2019·5 min read

Information addiction: How information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brain

Obtaining new information may be addictive. Study finds information acquisition shares the same dopamine producing reward system pathway as food, financial rewards and drugs. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·February 6, 2016·6 min read

Taser Shock Can Impair Memory and Ability to Process Information

A new study reports a shock from a stun gun can impair people's verbal learning, memory and ability to process information. The findings could have implications for the way the police interrogate suspects. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 12, 2017·3 min read

Rhythmic Firing of Brain Cells Supports Communication in Brain Network for Language

A new PNAS study reveals the communication between brain areas that specialize in language is supported by the rhythmic synchronization of brain cells. Researchers found different rhythms reflect different directions of information flow. Read More

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 13, 2016·4 min read

An Active Role for Dendrites in Cortical Processing

Researchers were able to predict the orientation preference of individual neurons by adding up the responses of their dendritic spines, a new study reports. Read More

Featured Neuroscience

·August 8, 2018·4 min read

To Understand Working Memory, Researchers Must Resolve This Debate

Researchers say, to better understand working memory, it is important to resolve the debate over how we hold and judge multiple pieces of information in mind. Read More

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 2, 2017·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Protein May Be Implicated in Children’s Cognitive Abilities

According to a new Journal of Alzheimer's Disease study, common genetic variants in amyloid precursor protein are associated with fluid intelligence in children. Read More

Featured Neuroscience Neurotech Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 5, 2018·3 min read

How the Brain Learns During Sleep

A new study sheds additional light on how the brain consolidates memory during sleep. Researchers report rapid fluctuations in gamma band activity in the hippocampus during nREM sleep helps facilitate memory reactivation. Read More

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 28, 2019·3 min read

New findings on human speech recognition

Increased activity of the ventromedial geniculate body indicates the processing of auditory information begins before the auditory pathways reach the cerebral cortex. Read More