Neurofeedback Helps Control Learning Success
Neurofeedback training stimulates the cortical learning process and can help improve the sense of touch, a new study reveals.... Read More...
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Playing Tetris May Alleviate PTSD Flashbacks
According to a new study, playing the popular video game Tetris may help people with PTSD to alleviate recurring visual memories of their traumatic experiences. Researchers report after playing Tetris, PTSD patients reported a decrease in the number of flashbacks related to the trauma they experienced.... Read More...
The Reason For Hemispheric Dominance in the Brain
A new study of pigeons reveals hemispheric dominance in the brain is caused by slight differences in temporal activity patterns.... Read More...
Why People Have Lateral Preferences When Kissing and Hugging
A new study reveals why we have a lateral preference when it comes to displaying social emotions. Researchers say that while handedness plays a part in why we prefer to hug or kiss on one side, emotional content also plays a role.... Read More...
How the Brain Learns During Sleep
A new study sheds additional light on how the brain consolidates memory during sleep. Researchers report rapid fluctuations in gamma band activity in the hippocampus during nREM sleep helps facilitate memory reactivation.... Read More...
How the Brain Forgets on Purpose
Researchers implicate the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in in our ability to actively forget a memory. ... Read More...
How Brains of Doers Differ From Those of Procrastinators
Researchers use neuroimaging technology to identify brain differences between those who procrastinate and those who are doers. The study reveals people with poor action control have a larger amygdala, and the connection between the dorsal ACC and amygdala is less pronounced.... Read More...
Virtual Brain Gives Insights Into Memory Deficits in Depression
Researchers have developed a new computational model of major depressive disorder. The model reveals older memories, as well as short term memories, are affected by major depressive disorder. Researchers say how long the memory deficits go back depends on how long the depressive episode lasts.... Read More...
What Effect Does TMS Have on the Brain?
Researchers report transcranial magnetic stimulation predisposes neural connections in the visual cortex for reorganization.... Read More...
Smarter Brains Run on Sparsely Connected Neurons
A new study reveals the brains of higher IQ people tend to have leaner, yet more efficient neural connections. Researchers report, the more intelligent a person, the fewer dendrites they have in their cerebral cortex.... Read More...
Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner
Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.... Read More...
How the Brain Might Compensate Stress During Learning
A new study reveals how the brain manages to perform learned categorization while under stress.... Read More...