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·July 9, 2022·5 min read

Spot the Difference: Brain Changes That Enable Fine Visual Discrimination Learning

Study uncovers the neural changes that occur during learning to improve discrimination of closely related visual objects.

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·June 23, 2022·4 min read

Silence for Thought: Special Interneuron Networks in the Human Brain

Human cortical networks have evolved a novel neural network that relies on abundant connections between inhibitory interneurons.

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·May 31, 2022·4 min read

Healthy Development Thanks to Older Siblings

Mothers who reported stress during pregnancy reported their child experienced behavioral problems between the ages of 7 and 8. However, behavioral problems were reduced if the child had older siblings.

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·May 19, 2022·4 min read

The Fading of Negative Experiences: Active Suppression Weakens Unwanted Memories

Actively forgetting a negative experience may help to prevent bad memories from constantly intruding on a person's awareness and halt rumination.

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·April 25, 2022·3 min read

New Links Found Between Musical Training and Cognitive Ability

Musical training influences visual working memory, researchers discovered. The study found regions of the brain may share a common component that influences both visual and musical working memory.

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·April 5, 2022·4 min read

Electrical Synapses Occur Throughout Brain and Can Influence Individual Nerve Cells

Electrical synapses occur in almost every brain region and can influence the stability and function of individual neurons.

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·February 23, 2022·3 min read

Disliking Music: What’s the Point?

A new study explores music aversion, finding musical dislike may facilitate identity expression and help demarcate social groups.

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·January 7, 2022·5 min read

How the Brain Helps Us Focus Our Attention

A new framework describes how the locus coeruleus regulates the brain's sensitivity to relevant information during situations that require attention.

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·December 17, 2021·4 min read

Rollercoaster of Emotions: Exploring Emotions With Virtual Reality

A virtual rollercoaster ride in combination with EEG helped researchers determine how emotions are processed in the brain.

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·December 3, 2021·5 min read

The Power of Learning From Experience

Adults make fewer errors in judging statistical information when they are able to experience the information firsthand, a new study reports.

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·November 26, 2021·5 min read

Those That Game Together, Stay Together

People from cultures that frequently engage in conflicts with other cultures tend to play more cooperative games than competitive ones. However, in cultures where there are frequent conflicts within their own communities, there is a greater tendency to play more competitive games.

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·November 18, 2021·5 min read

The Brain Uses Bodily Signals to Regulate Fear

Study reveals how the brain relies on feedback from the body to regulate fear response. When a mouse's body freezes in response to fear, its heart rate slows, and this leads to attenuated insular cortex activity.