Diving Deeper Into Developmental Dyslexia
A new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.... Read More...
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Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural Connections
Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism which appears to be critical for the maturation of brain function, and may be used to restore plasticity in the aging brain. ... Read More...
Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study
A new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex. ... Read More...
Rewriting the Brain Pathway for Consciousness
Researchers say a new discovery about the pathways associated with consciousness contradicts conventional belief. The study reports the thalamus is not a critical part of the brain's pathway involved in wakefulness and consciousness, a finding that could help develop better methods for treating comas.... Read More...
Study Reveals Roots of OCD
A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...
Personality and Mood Affect Brain Response to Personal Choice
Researchers report personality traits and psychological health impact how we value personal control when making decisions. The study reports brain activity in the motivation system is dampened in those with passive personalities and depression when we receive rewards that we have earned or feel in personal control of situations.... Read More...
Playing High School Football Changes the Teenage Brain
Researchers say a single season of playing high school football is all it takes to cause microscopic alterations to the structure of the brain. ... Read More...
How the Brain Switches Between Different Sets of Rules
Researchers have identified a region of the thalamus that helps us switch between appropriate behavior required for different contexts.... Read More...
Decoding How Brain Circuits Control Behavior
Researchers have identified how two types of neurons divide the labor to plan and initiate movements.... Read More...
How the Brain Decides What to Learn
The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.... Read More...
How LSD Changes Perception
Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that govern cognitive processes, while increasing connectivity in brain networks associated with sensory functions. ... Read More...
Sensory Perception is Not A One Way Street
Researchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.... Read More...