It’s Not Your Fault, Your Brain is Self-Centered
Testing self-referential bias in working memory, researchers report people automatically self prioritize. This may form the basis for egocentric bias when it comes to decision making.... Read More...
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Planned Movements and Spontaneous Reactions are Processed Differently in the Brain
A new study reports both planned and spontaneous movements have the same neural activity during the action, but the preceding brain activity differs.... Read More...
New Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn Physics
A neuroimaging study reveals brain areas not commonly associated with science learning become active when people complete physics problems.... Read More...
Where the Brain Detects Changes in Natural Sounds
A new study sheds light on how the brain tunes into relevant changes in natural sound to optimize behavior.... Read More...
Neural Fingerprints of Altruism
A new neuroimaging study of war veterans with TBI reveals some interesting insights into brain areas associated with altruism.... Read More...
Decision Making is Shaped by Individual Differences in the Functional Brain Connectome
Researchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making.... Read More...
Movie Memento Uncovers How the Brain Remembers and Interprets Events From Clues
Using the movie Memento, researchers discover how the brain creates memories to piece together complex story lines.... Read More...
How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues
According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.... Read More...
Important Aspect of the Brain’s Navigational System Identified
Researchers have identified a neurobiological basis for the processing and reactivation of spatial information in rodents.... Read More...
Mind Flex: Neurons Involved in Memory and Learning Less Stable and More Flexible Than Thought
Harvard researchers reveal neurons associated with memory formation may be far more flexible than previously believed. They report their findings point to plasticity in neural networks that help with the integration of new information.... Read More...
Study Reveals Weight Loss Drug’s Effect on Brain
Researchers report a weight loss dampens the response to food cues in areas of the brain associated with emotion and attention.... Read More...
New Data on the Aging Brain and TBI Released
Allen Institute of Brain Science has updated its online resources to include new data on aging, dementia and TBI.... Read More...