ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 7, 2019Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processingCriticality in the brain was linked to inhibitory neurons imposing and organizing the computational dynamics. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2019Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autismPropranolol, a common 'beta-blocker' drug used to control blood pressure, could be a promising new treatment for those on the autism spectrum. The medication improved cognitive performance and positively altered the frontal-parietal control network, an area of the brain associated with word and information processing, in those with ASD. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·September 13, 2019New insights into how astrocytes help the brain process informationNoradrenaline is essential for astrocytes to respond to local stimulation. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 3, 2019The brain processes words placed on the right side of a screen more quicklyThe left and right hemispheres of the brain are characterized by different word processing strategies. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2019New findings on human speech recognitionIncreased activity of the ventromedial geniculate body indicates the processing of auditory information begins before the auditory pathways reach the cerebral cortex. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·August 15, 2019Autism can be measured through a non-verbal markerA visual test may be a new tool in the diagnosis of autism. Individuals on the autism spectrum are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual stimuli in the brain. Using EEG data collected from the visual region, researchers could predict with 87% accuracy whether or not a person had ASD. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2019What the brains of people with excellent general knowledge look likeAn individual's level of general knowledge is associated with structural brain network connectivity. Fluid intelligence is best predicted by cortex volume in males, and by functional network connectivity in females. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroscienceneurotech·July 14, 2019Neuroscience and artificial intelligence can help improve each otherResearchers look at how neuroscience can help with artificial intelligence technology and vice versa. Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2019The way a single neuron processes information is never the sameWhen a neuron receives information, dendrites functionally work together to adjust for the complexity of the input. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 19, 2019Information addiction: How information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brainObtaining 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2019Researchers identify hidden brain signals behind working memoryArtificially prolonging hippocampal sharp wave ripples improves working memory. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2019Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’People are able to form the correct mental model of puzzles from either visual or haptic experiences alone and are able to predict haptic properties from visual ones. Findings suggest humans segment scenes into objects without explicit boundary cues by using purely statistical information. Read More
