Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·July 9, 2021·3 min readHitting the Right Note: Even Professional Singers Tend to Overestimate the Accuracy of Their Own PerformanceProfessional singers are surprisingly inaccurate when rating their own pitch accuracy. Most tend to overestimate their performance, especially if they are more accomplished musicians.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2021·4 min readGut to Brain: Nerve Cells Detect What We EatWhen it comes to hunger and satiety, nerve cells in the vagus nerve fulfill opposing tasks.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 2, 2021·3 min readUnderstanding Feelings: When Less Is MoreStudy reveals a paradoxical relationship between the intensity of emotional expression and how the emotional output is perceived by others.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 25, 2021·3 min readAesthetically Appealing Art Increases Creative InspirationViewing art you find aesthetically pleasing can help boost your personal creativity, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 24, 2021·5 min readSpecialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity in Fear LearningThe apical intercalated cell cluster (apITC), a specialized portion of inhibitory circuitry in the amygdala, has rich connectivity and plays a unique role in modulating synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 7, 2021·5 min readHow We Retrieve Our Knowledge About the WorldOur concepts of people, objects, and events are composed of sensory impressions and actions associated with them, in addition to abstract symbol-like features.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2021·4 min readHow Does the Brain Flexibly Process Complex Information?Researchers identify the mechanisms that support the brain's ability to adapt the way it processes information depending upon the environment we are in.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2021·2 min readNavigating the SquircleStudy reveals hippocampal maps predict context-dependent behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2021·4 min readHow We Know Whether and When to Pay AttentionOur ability to act fast is based on estimates of whether and when specific events will occur that demand immediate attention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2021·5 min readThe Brain Area With Which We Interpret the WorldDifferent areas of the inferior parietal lobe specialize in distinct cognitive functions, such as language processing and social cognition. However, these areas work together in conjunction with different brain areas in process-specific ways.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2021·4 min readHow the Brain Processes Sign LanguageThe Broca's area, an area of the brain associated with spoken language processing, plays a crucial role in the ability to process sign language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 17, 2021·4 min readHow the ‘Noise’ in Our Brain Influences Our BehaviorMore focus needs to be placed on neural variability to better understand how behavior emerges from the brain.Read More
