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·July 11, 2019·3 min read

Area of brain associated with spatial awareness and planning actions also plays crucial role in decision making

The posterior parietal cortex, an area of the brain implicated in spatial awareness, plays a critical role in visual decision making.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·September 8, 2018·4 min read

Mindful People Feel Less Pain

Those who are more mindful are less caught up in the experience of pain, and report feeling less pain than those who are less mindful, a new study reports. Researchers say higher disposition mindfulness during painful heat is associated with greater deactivation of the posterior cingulate cortex.

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·July 3, 2018·6 min read

Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting

Researchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.

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·February 9, 2018·8 min read

How the Brain Constructs the World

Two new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2017·5 min read

The Neural Codes for Body Movements

Researchers uncover how the posterior parietal cortex encodes and organizes information about body movement.

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·April 3, 2017·4 min read

New Brain Pathway That Controls Hand Movements Identified

Researchers report the posterior parietal cortex may be implicated in the movement of our hands.

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·October 13, 2016·4 min read

How We Sense Stiffness

Researchers have discovered the area in the brain where stiffness perception is formed.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 20, 2016·6 min read

Finding Your Way Around in an Uncertain World

Researchers have analyzed the brain activity of mice approaching a target under interrupted sensory inputs.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 8, 2016·4 min read

Past Experience Alters Brain Circuitry Responsible for Memory and Recognition

A new study sheds light on the internal workings of brain regions involved in recognizing and remembering objects.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 23, 2015·5 min read

Neurons Encoding Hand Shapes Identified in the Brain

Researchers report neurons in the PPC encode entire hand shapes. The findings are helping with the development of neuroprosthetic devices.

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Featured Neuroscience

·May 21, 2015·8 min read

Using Thought to Control a Robotic Arm

Implanting neuroprosthetics into the posterior parietal cortex allows a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm through thought, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 8, 2015·3 min read

Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate

Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.

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