AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2023·6 min readAge-Related Brain Differences in Autistic IndividualsGenes linked to inflammation, neurotransmission, and immunity act differently in the brains of those on the autism spectrum compared to neurotypical people. These differences begin during childhood and evolve throughout a person's lifespan.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 5, 2022·5 min readStudy Confirms Site of Brain Region Responsible for Making Sure People Say Words as IntendedResearchers have discovered a critical role the dorsal precentral gyrus plays in how people use the sound of their voices to control how they want the words they speak to sound.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2021·5 min readSounds and Words Are Processed Separately and Simultaneously in the BrainAuditory and speech processing occurs in parallel in the brain, researchers report. The findings contradict the belief that the brain processes auditory information before transferring it into linguistic information.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2019·4 min readReconstructing spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brainsUsing artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology, researchers reconstructed English words from neural signals recorded from the brains of non-human primates.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2019·5 min readHow the brain dials up the volume to hear someone in a crowdWhen a person listens to another person talking, their brain waves alter to select specific features of the speaker's voice and tune out other voices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2019·5 min readBrain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivityWhite matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 8, 2018·5 min readBrain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of SchizophreniaResearchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 3, 2018·5 min readFollow the Leader: What Sets Leaders Apart?A new study reveals the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether a person is likely to be a leader or follower.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2018·4 min readFeeling Young Could Mean Your Brain is Aging More SlowlyPeople often say you are only as old as you feel. This may be the case for the aging brain. Researchers say older people who feel younger than their age have increased gray matter volume in key brain regions, fewer signs of brain aging and performed better on cognitive tests than those who felt their actual age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2018·4 min readYour Brain Responses to Music Reveal if You Are a Musician or NotMachine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·4 min readWhere Voice Recognition Occurs in the BrainA new study reveals the superior temporal gyrus appears to be critical for voice recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2017·3 min readBrains of Children With Better Physical Fitness Posses Greater Gray Matter VolumeResearchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.Read More
