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Switching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

A new study reports altering activity in the amygdala can eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Researchers believe the findings could help develop new treatments for eating disorders.... Read More...

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Discovering the Basics of ‘Active Touch’

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2017

Researchers identify neurons that help us sense touch and motion.... Read More...

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How the Brain Combines Subtle Sensory Signals to Take Notice

Neuroscience NewsMarch 23, 2017

Multisensory integration is an important skill for the developing brain because it helps shape how effectively we make sense of our surroundings, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Learning Morse Code Without Trying

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2016

Researchers use passive haptic learning to teach people Morse code.... Read More...

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Survival Instincts of Fish Impaired by Climate Change

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2016

Researchers report climate change is disrupting the sensory systems of fish, making them swim towards predators, rather than away.... Read More...

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Cold and Bubbly Are The Sensory Qualities That Best Quench Thirst

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2016

A new study reports the oral perception of coldness and carbonation can help to reduce thirst.... Read More...

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Amputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years Later

Neuroscience NewsAugust 30, 2016

Researchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.... Read More...

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Why We Can’t Tickle Ourselves

Neuroscience NewsMay 23, 2016

A researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.... Read More...

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Foods That Are More or Less Delicious Than We Expect Can Cause Mood Changes

Neuroscience NewsNovember 9, 2015

A new study reports that being pleasantly surprised or disappointed with a certain food product can change a person's mood.... Read More...

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Tickled Pink? Why Babies Don’t Experience Tickles the Way We Think They Do

Neuroscience NewsOctober 19, 2015

Infants in the first four months of life feel when people tickle them and wiggle their feet without connecting the sensation to that person, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Pain Controlled and Itch Alleviated by Spinal Cord Neurons

Neuroscience NewsMarch 19, 2015

Activating specific spinal cord neurons can reduce pain and itching, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Echolocation Acts as Substitute Sense for Blind People

Neuroscience NewsDecember 23, 2014

Researchers report human echolocation works in tandem with other senses to help deliver vital information for those with visual impairments. ... Read More...

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Mechanisms Behind Choosing Alcohol Over Healthy Rewards Identified

Broken Shuttle May Interfere with Learning in Brain Disorders

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Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: Brain Metals that May Drive Disease Progression Revealed

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Cometh the Cyborg: Improved Integration of Living Muscles into Robots

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sensory neuroscience

Switching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse Study

Discovering the Basics of ‘Active Touch’

How the Brain Combines Subtle Sensory Signals to Take Notice

Learning Morse Code Without Trying

Survival Instincts of Fish Impaired by Climate Change

Cold and Bubbly Are The Sensory Qualities That Best Quench Thirst

Amputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years Later

Why We Can’t Tickle Ourselves

Foods That Are More or Less Delicious Than We Expect Can Cause Mood Changes

Tickled Pink? Why Babies Don’t Experience Tickles the Way We Think They Do

Pain Controlled and Itch Alleviated by Spinal Cord Neurons

Echolocation Acts as Substitute Sense for Blind People