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·May 5, 2022·6 min read

New Study Reveals How the Brain Says ‘Oops!’

Researchers identified a group of neurons in the frontal lobe that enables flexibility to learn new skills and the focus to develop sophisticated skills. The brain uses the same group of neurons for performance feedback in a variety of situations.

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·November 19, 2020·7 min read

Financially Exploited Seniors Show Brain Differences and Are More Frail

Older adults who experienced financial exploitation showed differences in brain activity in areas associated with social judgment and decision making. Additionally, those who are exploited financially tend to be physically frailer than their peers, with particular deficits in vision and hearing.

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·June 25, 2020·5 min read

‘Where are my keys?’ and other memory-based choices probed in the brain

Study identifies a different set of individual neurons in the medial frontal cortex that is responsible for memory-based decision making. The findings have implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and other disorders associated with problems in cognitive flexibility.

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·October 1, 2019·4 min read

Researcher records neurons to understand cognition

Neurons in the pre-supplementary motor area play a critical role in visual search.

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·January 14, 2019·3 min read

How Error and Reward Signals are Organized Within the Cerebral Cortex

Researchers reveal how both error and reward signals are organized within the cerebral cortex.

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·June 14, 2018·4 min read

New Cell Type in Human Brain May Play Critical Role in Visual Search

Researchers have identified a new functional type of cell in the medial temporal lobe that may play an essential role in visual search.

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·December 4, 2017·6 min read

How the Brain Keeps Time

MIT researchers have identified a neural network that can stretch or compress its activity in order to generate a an action at a specific time.

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·March 28, 2017·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Improves Schizophrenia-Like Cognitive Problems

Researchers report stimulating the cerebellum of rats with schizophrenia like cognitive problems helps to normalize brain activity in the frontal cortex and correct the rat's ability to estimate the passage of time.