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·February 12, 2024·5 min read

Brain Network Steering Left and Right Movements Discovered

Scientists have identified a new group of neurons that plays a crucial role in controlling left-right movements in walking, bridging a critical gap in our understanding of brainstem and basal ganglia interaction. This discovery provides insights into the brain's complex navigation system previously linked to the 'brain's steering wheel.'

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·February 8, 2024·7 min read

Neural Pathways of Navigation Identified

A new study illuminated how fruit flies navigate by revealing the communication between their internal compass and steering brain regions. This study shows that three distinct neuron groups translate directional signals into corrective actions, allowing fruit flies to adjust their course effectively.

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·September 14, 2023·2 min read

Deciphering Multisensory Brain Integration in Navigation

Researchers embark on a study, leveraging the fruit fly's complex behaviors, to understand brain-based navigation. With a $6.5 million grant from the NIH, they aim to decode how multisensory info from the fly's antenna, eyes, and balancing organs are integrated, especially during sensor conflicts.

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·September 8, 2023·5 min read

Brainless Robots Navigate Mazes

Researchers designed a "brainless" soft robot that can autonomously navigate through complex environments using physical intelligence. Unlike their previous model, which could only turn upon encountering obstacles, this robot can turn on its own.

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·September 7, 2023·8 min read

Could Neurogenesis and Navigating Change Be Key to Cognitive Flexibility?

Researchers are closing in on the relationship between cognitive adaptability and adult neurogenesis. They developed a novel animal model to test cognitive flexibility by adding layers of complexity to a maze challenge.

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·April 17, 2023·5 min read

A Brain Model Learns to Drive

A new AI model that mimics the neural architecture and connections of the hippocampus is able to alter its synaptic connections as it moves a car-like virtual robot.

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·April 1, 2023·4 min read

How We Experience and Remember Our Daily Surroundings

A new study uncovered the neural mechanisms behind how we process and memorize everyday events.

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·March 25, 2023·4 min read

How the Brain’s Internal Compass Works

Findings shed new light on how the brain orients itself in changing environment, and how the natural navigation processes can diminish as a result of Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 15, 2023·5 min read

Visually Navigating on Foot Uses a Unique Brain Region

The brain uses a specific region called the occipital place area (OPA) to navigate through spaces visually while walking, and not when crawling or using other modes of movement. This discovery sheds light on how children develop spatial awareness and interact with their surroundings as they learn to walk.

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·January 6, 2023·3 min read

The Brain’s Ability to Perceive Space Expands Like the Universe

Time spent in a novel environment causes neural representations to grow in a surprising way.

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·April 4, 2022·6 min read

Growing Up in Rural or Suburban Areas Improves Spatial Navigation

People who were raised in rural or suburban areas have better spatial navigation skills than those raised within a city, a new study reveals.

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·November 16, 2021·6 min read

Ever Been Lost in the Grocery Store? Researchers Are Closer to Knowing Why It Happens

Findings shed light on repulsion, or why the brain treats similar environments as though they are more different than a pair of environments that have nothing in common.

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Brain Network Steering Left and Right Movements Discovered

Neural Pathways of Navigation Identified

Deciphering Multisensory Brain Integration in Navigation

Brainless Robots Navigate Mazes

Could Neurogenesis and Navigating Change Be Key to Cognitive Flexibility?

A Brain Model Learns to Drive

How We Experience and Remember Our Daily Surroundings

How the Brain’s Internal Compass Works

Visually Navigating on Foot Uses a Unique Brain Region

The Brain’s Ability to Perceive Space Expands Like the Universe

Growing Up in Rural or Suburban Areas Improves Spatial Navigation

Ever Been Lost in the Grocery Store? Researchers Are Closer to Knowing Why It Happens

Death Isn’t the End: AI Brings Lost Voices Back to Life

How the Brain Filters Distractions to Stay Focused on a Goal

Brain Injury Could Explain Sudden Criminal Behavior

Smarter Minds Predict Better: IQ Linked to Sharper Life Forecasting

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