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·May 18, 2024·4 min read

Bird Brains: Jays Show Episodic-like Memory

A new study finds that Eurasian jays exhibit episodic-like memory, a type of memory previously thought to be unique to humans. The birds were able to remember incidental details of past events, such as the visual characteristics of cups used in a food-hiding experiment.

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·November 19, 2024·4 min read

Birth Spurs a Surge in Brain Connectivity

Brain imaging of fetuses and infants reveals a rapid increase in functional brain connectivity at birth, aiding adaptation to the external world. Researchers observed distinct growth patterns, with subcortical, sensorimotor, and superior frontal regions undergoing major reorganizations.

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·October 11, 2022·5 min read

Birth Weights Below the 25th Percentile Linked to Later Developmental Concerns

Babies born below the 25th percentile for birth weight are at higher risk for developmental concerns than children born between the 25-75 percentiles, with the smallest babies carrying the most risk.

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·March 19, 2024·3 min read

Bonding Boosts Brain Sync in Groups

Bonding in small hierarchical groups leads to enhanced neural synchronization between leaders and followers, fostering more dynamic communication. Using fNIRS technology to record brain activity in 176 triads during communication exercises, researchers found that groups who underwent a bonding session demonstrated increased verbal interaction and quicker shifts in dialogue participants, especially between leaders and followers.

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·February 21, 2024·4 min read

Brain Activity Now Watchable and Listenable

Researchers developed an innovated a technique to convert complex neuroimaging data into audiovisual formats. By transforming brain activity and blood flow data from behaviors like running or grooming in mice into synchronized piano and violin sounds, accompanied by video, they offer an intuitive approach to explore the brain's intricate workings.

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·February 15, 2024·4 min read

Brain Mastery Over Echoes Enhances Speech Clarity

Researchers have uncovered the human brain's remarkable ability to segregate direct speech from echoes, a challenge that has long perplexed audio engineers. It was discovered through magnetoencephalography (MEG) that despite the distortion caused by echoes, which typically lag by at least 100 milliseconds, the brain processes and understands speech with over 95% accuracy by separating the sound into distinct streams.

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·May 4, 2017·4 min read

Brain Model Explores the Cause of Different Epileptic Seizure Onset Patterns

A new study explores which of the two main patterns of brain activity may be seen during the onset of an epileptic seizure.

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·February 15, 2026·7 min read

Brain Stimulation Boosts Altruistic Behavior

Kindness might be a matter of timing. New research shows that when two specific brain regions fire in perfect sync, we become more likely to help others at a cost to ourselves.

Image shows brain areas associated with tourette tics.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 31, 2017·4 min read

Brain’s Role in Tourette Tics Simulated in New Computational Model

Researchers use a new computer based brain stimulation to demonstrate tics associated with Tourette syndrome as a result of interaction between multiple brain regions.

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·November 25, 2025·5 min read

Brains Sync Up When People Collaborate

A new study shows that when two people work together toward a shared goal, their brains begin to process information in increasingly similar ways. Using EEG recordings, researchers found that while all participants showed similar early responses to visual patterns, only collaborating pairs developed sustained neural alignment linked to the rules they agreed upon.