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·June 24, 2016·5 min read

Small Brain – Astounding Performance

A new study reports the elephantnose fish utilizes both its eyes and electrolocation to explore objects in its environment.

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·June 6, 2016·5 min read

How The Brain Merges The Senses

Researchers have proposed a computational model that could help explain multisensory integration in humans.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia

A new study reveals the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.

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·March 28, 2016·5 min read

Sensitive To The Touch

A new study catalogs how patterns of vibration on the skin of the hand are part of how we sense the world through touch.

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Featured Neuroscience Pain

·March 18, 2016·5 min read

More Than a Feeling: The Anatomy of Pain

Researchers report pain is a multi-layered gradual event, consisting of sensation and emotion.

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·February 15, 2016·4 min read

Same Gene Dictates Size of Two Sensory Areas in the Brain

New findings have implications for better understanding how the human brain evolved and how it differs between people.

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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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·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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·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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·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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·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.