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.... Read More...
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Sitting is Bad for Your Brain, Not Just Your Heart or Metabolism
A new study reports people who sit down too much during middle to older age show signs of thinning in the medial temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with the formation of new memories.... Read More...
Blame Tired Brain Cells For Mental Lapses After Poor Sleep
UCLA researchers report sleep deprivation prevents neurons from correctly connecting with each other, resulting in temporary cognitive lapses in visual perception and memory.... Read More...
Your Neurons Register Familiar Faces, Whether You Notice Them or Not
Whether we are consciously aware of seeing a familiar face and object or not, our brains actively notice. A new study sheds light on the nature of conscious perception.... Read More...
How the Hippocampus Influences Future Thinking
Researchers report the hippocampus isn't just important for remembering past events, it also plays a vital role in future planning.... Read More...
What Can Google Tell Us About ‘the Memory Web’ in the Brain?
A new study helps to untangle the memory web by shedding light on how neurons in areas of the brain associated with memory provide long term coding of associations between concepts. ... Read More...
What’s Your Memory Style?
Researcher report a tendency to better recall episodic details over facts may be inherent to the individual.... Read More...
H.M.’s Brain Yields New Evidence
A postmortem study of H.M's brain, based on histological sectioning and digital 3D construction, gives scientists and insight into the neurological basis for the case that defined modern studies of human memory.... Read More...