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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2020Feeling with the HeartThe brain suppresses the perception of the heartbeat, affecting our perception of other sensory stimuli. Researchers propose the brain's sensitivity to sensory stimuli depends on the cardiac cycle and the brain's perception of it. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 15, 2020How expectations influence learningOur brains make predictions based on experience during episodes of learning. Researchers found expectations during the predictions affect the activity of various brain networks. Read More
auditory neuroscienceAutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencevisual neuroscience·March 2, 2020Why those on the autism spectrum are often hypersensitive to light and noiseMice lacking the autism-associated SHANK3 gene were more sensitive to sensation, including touch. The mice also had overactive excitatory neurons in the somatosensory cortex, which may account for sensory hypersensitivity. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesRobotics·September 4, 2019Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand usersResearchers have developed a sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls which can sense pressure, temperature, and hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data via a wristwatch. Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·June 28, 2019Exploring perceptions of touch in people with autismResearchers explore how touch perception differs in those on the autism spectrum. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2019The brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perceptionPerception is founded on Bayesian principles, even though the brain's execution of strategies appears to be imperfect. Researchers say the view perception is an imperfect Bayesian inference can provide a middle ground between traditional and anti-Bayesian models. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2019Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of ExpectationA new theoretical model helps explain how the gustatory cortex mediates the expectation of receiving a taste. The model sheds light on the neural basis of expectation. Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2019How Our Brains Distinguish Between Self Touch and the Touch of OthersA new neuroimaging study reveals brain activity is reduced when we experience self touch, as opposed to the touch of another person. The findings shed light on how the brain is able to distinguish between tactile sensations generated by the touch of another and personal touch. Read More
