The brain exaggerates differences between similar events in order to encode them in memory. This results in divergent brain activity that allows for better memory performance. Read More
Lower levels of testosterone during puberty increases the brain's sensitivity to faces and expressions during adulthood. Read More
Microglia are essential for pruning away extra neural connections in the development of the auditory brainstem. Read More
Regardless of innate pitch ability, musicians' brains have stronger connections than those who don't play music. Read More
Study implicates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with information processing about the self, in self-bias memory. Read More
A brain network consisting of the thalamus, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, and angular gyri was implicated in the loss, and return, of consciousness under both anesthetic and natural sleep. Read More
Combining brain stimulation directed at areas of the prefrontal cortex and emotional regulation strategies helps to improve emotional response in those with psychiatric disorders. Read More
Early memory skills predict the strength of future neural connections, and the strength of early brain connections predict future memory acuity. Read More
The human brain contains a perspective-adjusted neural representation for factual information and more elusive cortical signaling representing the computations of possibilities. Read More
Taking turns in "conversations" with adult caregivers synchronizes activity in language areas of the infant brain. Read More
White matter connectivity does not directly induce psychosis, but may affect symptoms of psychosis through its effect on the consciousness threshold. Read More
Learning a new language as an adult alters hemisphere specialization for comprehension, but not for production. Read More
