Criticality in the brain was linked to inhibitory neurons imposing and organizing the computational dynamics. Read More
Propranolol, 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
Noradrenaline is essential for astrocytes to respond to local stimulation. Read More
The left and right hemispheres of the brain are characterized by different word processing strategies. Read More
Increased activity of the ventromedial geniculate body indicates the processing of auditory information begins before the auditory pathways reach the cerebral cortex. Read More
A 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
An 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
Researchers look at how neuroscience can help with artificial intelligence technology and vice versa. Read More
When a neuron receives information, dendrites functionally work together to adjust for the complexity of the input. Read More
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
Artificially prolonging hippocampal sharp wave ripples improves working memory. Read More
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
