FeaturedNeuroscience·April 11, 2022·3 min readBrain Circuit Strength Predicts a Child’s Ability to Understand NumbersThe strength of the connection between the hippocampus and the intraparietal sulcus predicts a child's ability to learn number sense and mathematics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 28, 2019·4 min readLefty, righty brains count on same area for numbersA new study debunks the popular myth that handedness plays a role in the lateralization of number processing in the brain. The study revealed, regardless of which is your dominant hand, the brain's location for number processing is the same.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 15, 2018·5 min readBrain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects IdentifiedResearchers have identified specific brain networks that helps us associate objects with their names. The study sheds light on how the brain connects meaning to words and could help explain why people with neurodegenerative diseases often have problems naming every day objects.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2017·4 min read‘Residual Echo’ of Ancient Humans in Scans May Hold Clues to Mental DisordersA new study in Scientific Reports finds evidence from MRI scans suggests Neanderthal derived genetic variations affect how the brains of modern humans work. Findings may shed light on specific deficits seen in ASD and schizophrenia, researchers believe.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2015·4 min readOlder People More Easily Distracted than the YoungA new study reports we tend to be more easily distracted as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·5 min readMethod of Recording Brain Activity Could Lead to Mind Reading DevicesResearchers collect the first solid evidence that the pattern of brain activity seen when someone performs mathematical exercises under controlled conditions is similar to those seen when a person engages in quantitative thought in the course of their daily lives.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 4, 2013·3 min readOlder Adult Clumsiness Linked to Brain ChangesResearchers suggest increased clumsiness in older adults might be caused by changes in the mental frame of reference used to visualize nearby objects.Read More
Neuroscience·June 1, 2011·2 min readUSC Study Locates Source of Key Brain Function Involved in Scene Facilitation EffectScientists at the University of Southern California have pinned down the region of the brain responsible for a key survival...Read More
