FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 27, 2025·5 min readHow the Brain Processes Space and TimeNew research highlights a functional hierarchy in the brain's processing of space and time. In posterior areas, like the occipital cortex, space and time are tightly linked and processed by the same neurons. In anterior regions, such as the frontal cortex, space and time are processed independently, with distinct neural populations forming "time maps" for specific durations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 14, 2023·7 min readRodents Reflect Human Visual Processing: Motion InsightA new study reveals that rats, like primates, have specialized visual neurons for accurately perceiving motion. By recording rat cortical cells and analyzing their behavior with AI models, researchers identified a cluster of neurons similar to “pattern cells” in primates, vital for processing complex motion.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2023·4 min readPerception is Not Only a Matter of Now: Our Past Influences What We SeeOur past experiences influence our current perceptions. The brain's visual bias merges past and present stimuli, resulting in a perception that is often a distorted representation of reality. This phenomenon, explored with the help of EEG signals, demonstrates that the occipital cortex retains traces of past images, intensifying perceptual bias. This research underlines the brain's role not only as a receptor but also a constructor of reality.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2021·4 min readCognitive Aging: Work Helps Our BrainWork plays an active role in keeping the brain healthy and retaining cognitive abilities as we age, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2021·4 min readEmpathic and Altruistic, or Cold and Individualistic: Our Brains Reveal the TruthPrefrontal cortex activity reveals those who have a more detached personality have similar activity when processing information relating to both social and non-social stimuli. By contrast, those who are more agreeable have significant differences in PFC activity when processing the different forms of information.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 5, 2019·4 min readDiscovery of the Genetics Conductor of Brain Stem CellsResearchers describe their findings about how the Foxg1 gene is involved in the development and differentiation of neurons and glial cells from stem cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·April 3, 2018·4 min readParkinson’s Disease and Binge EatingA new study sheds light on why some people with Parkinson's disease binge eat. Researchers report working memory impairment and alterations in reward sensitivity could be behind why binge eating can be problematic in those with Parkinson's.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·February 9, 2018·8 min readHow the Brain Constructs the WorldTwo new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 4, 2017·3 min readRight or Left Handed? Handedness is Determined During GestationThe preference to use one hand over the other is already defined by the 18th week of gestation, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 27, 2017·3 min readWhat the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With EmotionsThose with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 14, 2017·3 min readMolecular Link Between Parkinson’s and Prion Diseases DiscoveredResearchers detail the complex interaction between alpha synuclein and the prion protein PrPc.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 10, 2017·4 min readThe Neuroanatomical Basis For Forgiveness RevealedAccording to researchers, the larger the amount of gray matter in the anterior superior temporal sulcus, the more likely you are to forgive those who have unintentionally caused you harm.Read More
