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·March 1, 2019·3 min read

Detailed New Primate Brain Atlas Could Lead to Disease Insights

Researchers have created a 3D reconstruction of a marmoset brain that could help offer insights into human neural connectivity.

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·February 28, 2019·4 min read

When Watching Others in Pain, Women’s Brains Show More Empathy

Study reveals women have higher activation in sensory areas of the brain associated with pain compared to males when witnessing another person suffering.

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·February 28, 2019·6 min read

Making Sense of How the Blind ‘See’ Color

Researchers suggest blind and sighted people experience visual phenomena differently, but share a common understanding of them.

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·February 27, 2019·3 min read

Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone

A new study reports babies' brains are sensitive to different emotional tones they hear in voices. Researchers suggest maternal interactions may help to shape the same brain region adults use for emotional processing.

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·February 27, 2019·5 min read

A Gentle Method For Unlocking the Mysteries of the Deep Brain

Researchers report EEG technology has the ability to study activity of areas deep inside the brain, such as the thalamus and nucleus accumbens. The findings will help shed new light on disorders that affect these brain regions, such as Parkinson's disease and OCD.

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·February 26, 2019·4 min read

Brain Response to Mom’s Voice Differs in Kids with Autism

In children with autism, the sound of their mom's voice creates a weaker brain response than in their peers not on the autism spectrum, a new study reports.

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·February 26, 2019·4 min read

Neural Mechanism of Developmental Dyslexia Discovered

Contrary to popular belief, developmental dyslexia is not caused by a structural dysfunction in the cerebral cortex, researchers report. A new study reveals developmental dyslexia is the result of a decrease in white matter connectivity between the mPT and MGB.

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·February 25, 2019·3 min read

Brain Scans Shed Light on How We Solve Clues

Coupling machine learning with brain scans, researchers reveal how people understand objects in our world.

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·February 25, 2019·3 min read

Eye Contact Prepares Brains for Social Interaction

A new neuroimaging study reveals real time eye contact is a basis for effective social communication. The study found eye contact between two people simultaneously activated the same areas of each person's brain.

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·February 22, 2019·5 min read

New MRI Sensor Can Image Activity Deep Within the Brain

Researchers at MIT have developed a new neuroimaging technique that can track signaling processes inside neurons. The MRI sensor will enable researchers to identify the roles neurons play in different types of behavior.