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·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Echolocation Acts as Substitute Sense for Blind People

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

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·April 23, 2015·5 min read

Selecting Between Sensations

According to a new study, corticothalamic cells can either enhance or stifle sensory information.

This shows a closeup image of bat sensory neurons. Highlighted are the areas where the neural activity is present.

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·April 30, 2015·4 min read

Bats in Flight: How Information About Airflow is Sent to the Brain

Studying bats, researchers discover how the sense of touch plays a key role in powered flight.

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·June 24, 2015·4 min read

Ability to Sort Complex Auditory Signals Aided by Norepinephrine

According to a new study, norepinephrine has a direct and unexpected role in auditory processing of complex sounds.

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·July 21, 2015·4 min read

Expectations About the World Help Shape the Developing Brain

According to a new study, babies' brains respond not only to the presence of visual stimuli, but also the expectation of the stimuli.

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·August 3, 2015·3 min read

Fly Brains Ignore Visual Input Caused by Their Own Movements

A new study reports flies can silence visual input generated by their own movement. The findings may help advance understanding of how ongoing behavior can influence visual processing.

This shows the outline of a child's head with a drawing of a brain inside. The occipital lobe is highlighted.

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·August 27, 2015·6 min read

The Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process Language

A new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.

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·September 18, 2015·3 min read

Can Your Sense of Smell Predict When You’ll Die?

Researchers were able to predict which worms would outlive each other by measuring how they move towards an appealing odor.

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·January 6, 2016·3 min read

Remembering Previous Events May Occur More Quickly Than Thought

According to researchers, retrieving memories of past events may not take as long as we previously thought. It may also be possible to interfere with the process.

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·January 14, 2016·5 min read

Autism Linked Proteins Help Wire the Brain

A new study reveals how three proteins associated with autism and other brain disorders, help to wire up specific areas of the brain responsible for sensory processing.