FeaturedPsychology·December 2, 2013·3 min readMessy Children Make Better LearnersResearchers show toddlers who get messy in their high chairs are learning more.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 30, 2013·2 min readThe Pauses that Refresh the MemoryResearchers discover certain symptoms of schizophrenia could arise from uncontrolled activation of neurons which help build memories during rest periods.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2013·6 min readCommon Brain Cell Plays Key Role in Shaping Neural CircuitsAstrocytes actively refine neural circuits by selectively eliminating synapses, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2013·3 min readCarnegie Mellon Computer Searches Web 24/7 To Analyze Images and Teach Itself Common SenseThe Never Ending Image Learner (NEIL) computer program is able to label images and learn associations with little human intervention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 13, 2013·3 min readMonkeys “Understand” Rules Underlying Language MusicalityResearchers find that sensitivity to simple structural and melodic patterns do not require much learning.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 13, 2013·2 min readLiteracy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor SaysResearchers discover a child's ability to read depends mostly on where the child is born, rather than on their individual qualities.Read More
Featured·November 1, 2013·5 min readSynaptic Transistor Learns While it ComputesA new brain inspired device, which learns while it computes, could take parallel computing into a new era of ultra efficient high performance.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 31, 2013·2 min readGene Found to Foster Synapse Formation in the BrainA gene implicated in human speech disorders and epilepsy is also required for vocalization and synapse formation in mice, researchers discover.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2013·2 min readBaby Brains are Tuned to the Specific Actions of OthersResearchers discover infant brains are surprisingly sensitive to other people's movements.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 28, 2013·3 min readAfter Concussion, Kids May Need Breaks in SchoolResearchers recommend accommodations be made in the classroom for children recovering from concussions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2013·2 min readA Trace of Memory: Researchers Watch Neurons in the Brain During Learning and Memory RecallResearchers track single neurons in mice brains over time using advanced neuroimaging techniques. The new technique allowed them to establish the processes at play during memory formation and recall.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 24, 2013·2 min readBrainpower Applied to Understanding of Neural Stem CellsResearchers discover SMEK1 promotes the differentiation of neural stem and progenitor cells while, at the same time, keeping these cells in check by suppressing their uncontrolled proliferation.Read More
