FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 10, 2015·2 min readTrippy Networks: How LSD Changes ConsciousnessA new study reports LSD reduces connectivity in brain networks and interferes with patterns of activation which underlie thought and behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 7, 2015·3 min readChomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal GrammarResearchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·3 min readVisualising Plastic Changes to the BrainA new study illustrates the neural effects of TMS with high resolution imaging.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2014·3 min readAre Three Brain Imaging Techniques Better than One?Two new NIH grants will allow researchers to combine neuroimaging techniques to better explore autism.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 10, 2014·4 min readHow the Brain Pays AttentionA new study Reveals how the brain focuses attention on faces and other objects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2014·3 min readMovies Synchronize BrainsUsing MEG, researchers develop a method fast enough to observe immediate changes in brain function when a person watches a movie.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 20, 2013·5 min readHow Sleep Helps Brain Learn Motor TaskResearchers pinpoint the brain regions and brainwave frequencies associated with sleep-enhanced learning of a sequential finger tapping task.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·February 1, 2013·2 min readBrain Activity Study Lends Insight into SchizophreniaResearchers discover four spectral features in the brain signals of schizophrenia patients that changed with age compared to healthy control subjects, suggesting that schizophrenia affects the way in which brain activity evolves with age.Read More
