Latest

timing

This shows a brain scan and pictures of buildings

·May 11, 2021·6 min read

For the Brain, Timing Is Everything

Phase precession plays a critical role in the human brain. Not only does it link sequential positions, but it also plays a role in abstract progression to a specific goal.

This shows pyramidal cells in the CA2 of the hippocampus

Featured Neuroscience

·January 11, 2021·6 min read

Brain Circuit That Encodes Timing of Events Identified

Pyramidal cells in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing information.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 20, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain’s Inner Clock Measures Seconds

The striatum and premotor cortex show altered patterns in neural activity when encoding time. The dynamics of the striatum were more sequential than those of the premotor cortex.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 20, 2018·4 min read

To Predict the Future, the Brain Has Two Clocks

Researchers report there are two distinct ways in which we make temporal predictions, and these rely on different parts of the brain. The findings offer a new perspective on how humans calculate when to make a move.

Autism Featured Psychology

·September 14, 2018·4 min read

Drumming Helps School Children with Autism

According to researchers, drumming for an hour a week helps improve learning at school for children on the autism spectrum. The study reports drumming not only improves dexterity, rhythm and timing for those with ASD, it also helps improve concentration and enhances communication with peers.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·August 1, 2018·4 min read

Blind People Depend on Timing Cues for Some Spatial Awareness

Researchers report blind people need additional timing cues to accurately judge relative locations of sounds, but those without visual impairments who were blindfolded could judge the relative location of sounds independently from timing cues.