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·June 9, 2021·4 min read

Eating Soft Foods May Alter the Brain’s Control of Chewing

Rats fed either a diet of soft or hard foods showed differences in jaw activity and muscle control when a chewing-related region of the brain was stimulated. Findings reveal the anterior cortical masticatory area strongly influences the regulation of chewing and is influenced by sensory input during development.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 14, 2021·4 min read

See Before You Smell: Why You Should Look At Your Food Before Casting Judgment

Researchers say the order in which your senses interact with food items impacts how much you enjoy your meal.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 3, 2021·3 min read

Dietary Fats Interact With Grape Tannins to Influence Wine Taste

Study reveals how lipids interact with grape tannins, masking the unfavorable taste of certain wine compounds and altering taste perception.

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·February 16, 2021·8 min read

How the Human Brain May Tap Into Visual Cues When Lacking a Sense of Touch

Study of people who are unable to feel touch reveals surprising new details about how we unconsciously embody our physical selves.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 10, 2021·4 min read

How the Brain Makes Sense of Touch

Study identifies specific neurons that help activate sensory processing in nearby nerve cells. The findings suggest ways the brain integrates signals essential for tactile perception and learning.

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·October 15, 2020·5 min read

How the Nervous System Mutes or Boosts Sensory Information to Make Behavioral Decisions

Researchers have identified a novel neural network in fruit flies that converts external stimuli of varying intensity into decisions about whether to act.

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Autism Featured

·September 25, 2020·4 min read

Research Challenges Conventional Wisdom About Key Autism Trait

Sensorimotor problems associated with ASD are caused by several complex and precise neurobiological processes, including differences in the way those with autism perceive the world around them.

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·July 20, 2020·3 min read

Older Adults Who Can Really Smell the Roses May Face Lower Likelihood of Dementia

Older adults with a higher ability to process sensations, including vision, olfaction, hearing, and touch, had half the risk of being diagnosed with cognitive decline than their peers who were less capable at sensory processing tasks.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 12, 2020·2 min read

How the brain responds to the sudden sound of silent danger

Study provides insight into the neural mechanisms of how prey animals use the sounds or actions of others to infer danger and respond defensively.

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·March 9, 2020·2 min read

Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge

Neuroimaging reveals our brains combine information from different categories of sensory information to drive abstract knowledge.

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·February 10, 2020·3 min read

Sensory perception is not superficial brain work

When exposed to auditory stimulation, visual areas of the brain decreased in activity. Findings suggest sound can strongly draw attention away from what we are looking at.