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Decision Making is Shaped by Individual Differences in the Functional Brain Connectome

Neuroscience NewsMarch 19, 2018

Researchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making.... Read More...

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How the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to Recognition

Neuroscience NewsDecember 27, 2016

A new study explores the neural basis for facial recognition and identification.... Read More...

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The Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process Language

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2015

A new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language. ... Read More...

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Study Links Surgical Anesthesia to Lower IQ and Decreased Gray Matter Density in Young Children

Neuroscience NewsJune 8, 2015

A new study reports children who received general anesthetic prior to the age of four had lower IQ, decreased gray matter density in posterior areas of the brain and diminished language comprehension.... Read More...

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Tracing the Brain Processes Which Occur During Technical Concept Learning

Neuroscience NewsMarch 17, 2015

According to a new study, the brain builds up novel technical knowledge over a course of different learning stages.... Read More...

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How Does the Brain Adapt to the Restoration of Eyesight?

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 19, 2015

A new study could help pave the way for developing adaptive rehabilitation programs following visual restoration surgery.... Read More...

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