Researchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.
People formulate personal goals consistent with their personality traits, and their goals are related to how their personality changes over time.
A new study that used rhesus macaques with low levels of sociability revealed the animals had reduced levels of vasopressin in their cerebral spinal fluid, as did children diagnosed with ASD.
Study of pregnant mice found excess folic acid is detrimental to brain development in fetuses. Mice exposed in-utero to higher doses of folic acid had significant brain changes compared to those who were exposed to lower doses.
Aerosolized particles produced while speaking may be enough to transmit coronavirus infection by those who are asymptomatic.
Motor areas of the cerebral cortex are dedicated to sonar production and wing control in Egyptian fruit bats.
Study explores how the brain utilizes learning by inference by generating cognitive maps.
The cognitive map allows people to compute on the fly with limited information to solve abstract problems.
H2CBD, a synthetic version of the cannabis compound CBD, has been found to be effective in decreasing the number and severity of seizures in rats.
Using rhesus macaques, researchers have developed a new model of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
According to a new study, siblings of children diagnosed with ASD or ADHD have an increased risk of being diagnosed with the disorders themselves. Researchers found the odds of being diagnosed with ASD were 30 times higher for those who had older siblings with autism, and 3.7 times higher for ADHD diagnosis.
When it comes to decision making, researchers discovered toddlers experience and deal with uncertainty in the same way as older children and adults.
