Baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play
Researchers detect measurable similarities in brain activity between babies and adults during play.... Read More...
Princeton University
In a split second, clothes make the man more competent in the eyes of others
There may be some truth to the common idea that we judge a person's competence based on the clothes they wear. A new study reveals we perceive a person to have higher levels of competence if the clothes they wear look expensive.... Read More...
Neuroscientists develop models to identify internal states of the brain
The machine learning model may be widely adopted to identify connections between neural activity and natural behavior.... Read More...
The ‘blowfish effect’: Children learn new words like adults do
Both adults and young children assign a narrower interpretation to a word if it is exemplified by an atypical category member. The study sheds new light on how children learn to see, talk and understand the world around them.... Read More...
Flexibility of working memory from random connections
Researchers present a new model that may explain the flexibility of working memory.... Read More...
Bee Study Links Genes to Social Behaviors, Including Autism
Bees are helping researchers to uncover genes responsible for social behaviors, including social deficits associated with ASD. Researchers have identified 200 new gene variations linked to social behaviors, with 21 clustered in or nearby 6 genes implicated in autism.... Read More...
To Dispel Myths, Redirect the Belief
Researchers report listening to a speaker repeating a belief increases the believability of the statement if the person listening somewhat believes the statement already. However, for those unsure of the credibility, hearing the correct information can override the myths.... Read More...
Crowdsourcing Brain Mapping with Gaming Helps Identify 6 New Neuron Types
Players of the popular online brain mapping game Eyewire have assisted in identifying six new neuron types, researchers report.... Read More...
Human Prejudices Sneak Into Artificial Intelligence
When AI's are trained with ordinary human language online, they pick up cultural biases embedded in the wording, researchers report.... Read More...
Brain’s “GPS” Does a Lot More Than Just Navigate
The entorhinal cortex plays a much broader role in memory and learning than previously thought, researchers report.... Read More...
Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking
Researchers report people who experience social exclusion are more likely to believe disinformation, fake news and conspiracies.... Read More...
How the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s Not
A new study sheds light on how the brain helps us to learn and make decisions in the real world.... Read More...