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·March 3, 2022·5 min read

New MRI Probe Can Reveal More of the Brain’s Inner Workings

A novel probe for fMRI traces connections between neurons, helping researchers map brain circuits that underlie behavior and perception.

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·March 2, 2022·5 min read

How to Help Humans Understand Robots

Applying theories from psychology and cognitive science may help humans learn to collaborate with robots faster and more effectively, researchers report.

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·February 24, 2022·5 min read

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Neuroimaging reveals surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability in children.

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·February 22, 2022·6 min read

Singing in the Brain

Researchers have identified a population of neurons in the auditory cortex that responds to singing, but not any other type of music.

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·February 19, 2022·5 min read

Dendrites May Help Neurons Perform Complicated Calculations

Different types of dendrites process incoming information in different ways before sending it to the body of the neuron.

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·February 15, 2022·7 min read

A New Atlas of Cells That Carry Blood to the Brain

Researchers have created a comprehensive atlas of cell types in the brain's cerebrovascular system.

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·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Words Are Needed to Think About Numbers

In order to represent an exact quantity higher than four, people need to have words for those numbers.

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·January 20, 2022·5 min read

Babies Can Tell Who Has Close Relationships Based on One Clue: Saliva

Kissing, sharing food, or any other interaction that involves saliva are signals babies and young children use to determine whether two people have a strong relationship and mutual obligation to each other.

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·January 18, 2022·7 min read

“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”: The More Social Behaviors AI Assistants Exhibit, the More We Trust Them

People tend to think voice-user AI interfaces such as Siri or Alexa are more competent and emotionally engaging if they exhibit social cues.

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·December 20, 2021·5 min read

Perfecting Pitch Perception

Natural soundscapes have shaped our sense of hearing, optimizing it for the kinds of sounds we encounter most often.

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·November 15, 2021·6 min read

A Key Brain Region Responds to Faces Similarly in Infants and Adults

The fusiform face area, an area of the visual cortex responsible for facial processing, develops much earlier than previously believed.

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·November 10, 2021·6 min read

A Striking Difference Between Neurons of Humans and Other Mammals

Human neurons have fewer ion channels compared to other animals. The reduced number of ion channels may have allowed the human brain to divert energy to other neural processes, researchers say.