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The fmri brain scan image shows the areas affected when making a moral judgement.

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·March 28, 2014·2 min read

Brain Scans Link Concern for Justice with Reason Not Emotion

A new neuroimaging study finds those who care about justice are swayed more by reason than emotion.

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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.

Image shows the neural circuitry in the visual thalamus of a mouse.

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·June 15, 2016·5 min read

Eye Opening Complexity: An Up Close Insight on Connections Between Retina and Thalamus

Researchers reveal the complex neural network that connects the retina and thalamus may represent the first stage in processing visual information learned by experience.

This is a labeled diagram of the limbic system in the brain.

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·August 7, 2015·5 min read

Emotions Directly Influence Learning and Memory Processes

Researchers report emotions directly influence the neurological processes associated with memory and learning.

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·June 28, 2016·2 min read

New Framework Uses Patterns to Predict Terrorist Behavior

A new algorithm is able to predict future terror attacks by recognizing patterns from past attacks.

Image shows a man outside a group of people.

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·May 2, 2017·6 min read

Link Between Social Network Structure and Brain Activity

A neuroimaging study examines the brain's response to social exclusion.

Image shows visual cortex neurons in a mouse.

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·August 11, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Reprogram Network of Brain Cells in Mice With Thin Beam of Light

A new optogenetics study adds support for brain plasticity.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

What Happens When Nerve Cells Stop Working?

A new study investigates what happens during micro-failures in neural communication and looks at potential methods of preventing long term damage.

The image shows a visualization of the neural networks.

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·February 16, 2015·3 min read

New Pathways Discovered to Prevent Blindness

A new study investigates the relationship between brain plasticity and vision loss.

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·July 20, 2019·3 min read

Newly discovered neural pathway processes acute light to affect sleep

Study challenges the widely accepted belief that all light information is relayed through the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which synchronizes the circadian rhythm.