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·June 21, 2017·4 min read

The Brain Mechanism Behind Multitasking

Reactivating a learned memory is key to our ability to multitask, researchers report.

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·June 14, 2017·3 min read

Cognitive Related Neural Patterns to Activate Machines

A new study reveals a functional brain pattern linked to cognition, and with the help of a BMI, used it to activate an iPad's touch screen.

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·June 14, 2017·3 min read

Ten Fold Speed Up For the Reconstruction of Neural Networks

New software significantly speeds up data analysis in connectomics.

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·June 13, 2017·4 min read

The Importance of Time and Space in Brain Development and Disease

A new study reveals how morphological changes in the brain help to shape its neural networks.

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·June 12, 2017·5 min read

Acting and Thinking – Are They the Same for Our Brain?

Findings raise more questions about the origins of human cognition.

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·June 12, 2017·5 min read

Blue Brain Team Discovers a Multi-Dimensional Universe in Brain Networks

Blue Brain Project shows our brains operate on many different dimensions, not just the three we are accustomed to.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 8, 2017·5 min read

Simple Tasks Don’t Test Brain’s True Complexity

The brain's ability to use approximate probabilistic inference can not be studied by simple tasks that are not well suited to expose the inferential computations that make the brain special, researchers say.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.