Nature, Meet Nurture
A new study reveals a diverse array of genetic changes that occur in the brain following sensory experiences.... Read More...
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Dreamless Sleep Store the Day’s Sensory Experiences
A new study reveals how tactile experiences are encoded in the brain as we sleep.... Read More...
Sense of Smell: The Nose and Brain Make Quite a Team, in Disconnection
Olfactory retentivity persists at a central level, helping us to identify new odors in complex environments and memorize smells, a new study suggests.... Read More...
Autistic Adults Have Unreliable Neural Responses, Carnegie Mellon-Led Research Team Finds
Neuroscientists take the first step toward deciphering the connection between general brain function and emergent behavioral patterns in autism. Study shows that autistic adults have unreliable neural sensory responses to visual, auditory and somatosensory, or touch, stimuli. ... Read More...
Robots Get a Feel for the World
Robots equipped with tactile sensor able to identify materials through touch, paving the way for more useful prostheses.What does a robot feel when it touch... Read More...
Persistent Changes to Sensory Experience can Promote Rewiring of Aging Brain
Max Planck Florida Institute Study Shows: Persistent Sensory Experience Is Good For The Aging BrainDespite a long-held scientific belief that much of the wi... Read More...