Decision-making process becomes visible in the brain
Study tracks how and where zebrafish brains transform the movement of the environment into a decision that causes the fish to swim in a specific direction.... Read More...
Max Planck Institute
Approaching the perception of touch in the brain
Parts of the prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal lobe, in addition to the somatosensory cortex, play critical roles in touch perception.... Read More...
Virtual ‘moonwalk’ for science reveals distortions in spatial memory
Memories learned within a distorted coordinated system are also distorted when recalled later.... Read More...
Humans’ ability to read dogs’ facial expressions is learned, not innate
The human ability to recognize the facial expressions of dogs is acquired through age and experience and is not an evolutionarily selected trait.... Read More...
People with autism have a more symmetrical brain
The left and right brain areas are more similar in those with ASD. Reduced asymmetry was identified in cortical thickness across various brain regions in those on the autism spectrum.... Read More...
Mothers’ behavior influences bonding hormone oxytocin in babies
Greater maternal involvement upregulates the oxytocin system in their babies.... Read More...
Neuroimaging reveals hidden communication between brain layers during reading
Stronger activation for words over pseudo-words was seen in deep layers of the visual word form area. The activation caused top-down projections from higher language areas of the brain.... Read More...
Do children’s brains really get thinner?
A new study questions whether a child's brain thins as they get older. Researchers say the cortex does not thin during childhood, but instead becomes more myelinated. ... Read More...
Learning to read boosts the visual brain
Learning to read enhances responses to other visual input in early visual areas of the brain.... Read More...
An island for negative emotions
In mice, the insular cortex processes negative emotions and bodily discomfort. The findings shed light on emotional processing in animals and humans.... Read More...
Virtual treasure hunt shows brain maps time sequence of memories
Using brain scans and virtual reality technology, researchers discover how a temporal map of memories is generated in the entorhinal cortex.... Read More...
‘Imagine…’ Our attitudes can change solely by the power of imagination
Our attitudes can be influenced by both our imagination and experiences. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex plays a key role by binding together information based on existing knowledge and constructing imaginary events to help shape our attitudes of a situation.... Read More...