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·July 28, 2022·6 min read

Sprint Then Stop? Brain Is Wired for the Math to Make It Happen

The brain naturally implements principles of calculus and integrated learned rules of life with sensory information to guide motor plans and actions.

Image shows the 3D structure of the glutamate receptor.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 24, 2017·4 min read

First Image of Major Brain Receptor in Action Captured

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have been able to capture how glutamate opens glutamate receptor ion channels. The Nature study provides significant insight into how receptors can mediate brain function.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 17, 2017·5 min read

How the Brain ‘Plays’ With Predictability and Randomness to Choose the Right Time to Act

A new study reveals execution of action is a combination of random and predictable components that are processed in different brain regions.

This image shows neurons from a mouse motor cortex, stained green.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 27, 2014·4 min read

Study Shows How Movement Affects Hearing

Using a combination of techniques, researcher reveal how the motor cortex can suppress activity in the auditory cortex.

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Sprint Then Stop? Brain Is Wired for the Math to Make It Happen

First Image of Major Brain Receptor in Action Captured

How the Brain ‘Plays’ With Predictability and Randomness to Choose the Right Time to Act

Study Shows How Movement Affects Hearing

Stress Levels Predict Cannabis Use

Losing Myelin Scrambles the Brain’s Sensory Signals

AI Turns Simple EEG Scans Into Accurate Dementia Detectors

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