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·August 15, 2016·6 min read

This Is Your Brain On Sentences

Researchers have been able to successfully decode and predict the brain activity patters of word meanings within a sentence.

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·August 4, 2016·4 min read

Timing is Everything When it Comes to Recognizing Shapes

A new study reports vision relies on patterns of brain activity.

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·August 4, 2016·7 min read

Schizophrenia Simulator: When Chemistry Upends Sanity’s Balance

Researchers have developed a model of schizophrenia that simulates chemical imbalances associated with memory disturbances.

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·July 8, 2016·5 min read

Cracking the Brain’s Code

Researchers report they have successfully linked a rabbit retina to a chip in vitro.

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·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.

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·April 6, 2016·4 min read

Exercise Offers Hope for Young People With Schizophrenia

BDNF released during aerobic exercise stimulates the hippocampus to sprout new neurons, a new study reports.

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·February 25, 2016·3 min read

What Makes Our Brains Tick So Fast?

A new study sheds light on how the brain is able to process information at lightening speed.

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·February 24, 2016·3 min read

Do I Like You? Subconscious Evaluation of Social Groups Occurs in Milliseconds

Researchers have decoded neural processes associated with the subconscious evaluation of social groups.

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·February 9, 2016·4 min read

Are Male and Female Brains Really Different?

A new article questions whether the male and female brain are really that different.

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·February 8, 2016·4 min read

Past Experience Alters Brain Circuitry Responsible for Memory and Recognition

A new study sheds light on the internal workings of brain regions involved in recognizing and remembering objects.

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·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.