You Recognize Your Face Even When You Don’t ‘See’ It
A new study reveals we are consciously aware of and automatically attend to our own face, even when we are not aware of it.... Read More...
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Fighting the Craving for Fattening Foods? Just Surround Yourself In Its Scent
According to researchers, the ambient scent of foods can help to reduce cravings and satisfy the appetite.... Read More...
Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat
Researchers report popular benzodiazepine sleep medications, such as Ambien and Halcion, caused test subjects to sleep through fire alarm drills. However, a newly developed class of sleeping medications perverse the ability to wake in response to threat.... Read More...
How the Brain Makes Choices
From decision making to action, researchers explore how the brain allows us to make choices.... Read More...
Sensory Perception is Not A One Way Street
Researchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.... Read More...
Early Sensory Stimulation is Critical for the Development of Sensory Networks
A new study reports sensory stimulation during the first two weeks of life is critical for establishing brain networks that help map sensation.... Read More...
How the Brain Processes Temperature Information to Alter Behavior
Researchers report on how specific neurons can process sensory information about temperature and facilitate a change in behavior to adapt to the climate. ... 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...
Where the Brain Processes Spiritual Experiences
Researchers say the inferior parietal lobe, thalamus and caudate play key roles in processing spiritual experiences.... Read More...
Switching Off Cravings and Food Pleasure in the Brain: Mouse Study
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...
Cross Talk Between Neurons that Control Touch Identified: Mouse Study
Researchers have successfully mapped brain networks that are responsible for perception and movements linked to touch. The findings may provide new insights into the connection between movement and touch.... 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...