Electricity Sparks Neural Diversity During Brain Development
Researchers report bioelectrical potential is a driving force for stem cells to generate different neuron types during embryogenesis.... Read More...
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First Clues to the Causes of Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers report TOX, a DNA binding factor, may play a significant role in triggering multiple sclerosis. The study reports TOX promotes T cells to initiate autoimmune tissue destruction in the brain.... Read More...
No Future for Egotists – That’s What Their Brain Says
A new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people have increased activity in this region when asked to consider the consequences of the distant future.... Read More...
Babies Make the Link Between Vocal and Facial Emotion
Babies as young as six months of age are able to transfer emotional information from the auditory to visual mode, researchers report.... Read More...
BA or DA? Decoding Syllables to Show the Limits of Artificial Intelligence
A new study reveals current machine learning algorithms may not be reliable in identifying brain regions associated with processing specific syllables. Researchers report machine learning may be effective at decoding mental activity from neuroimaging data, but is not quite so effective at decoding specific information processing mechanisms in the brain.... Read More...
Voices and Emotions: The Forehead is the Key
A new study reveals the frontal regions of the brain play a vital role in assessing and interpreting emotions communicated orally. ... Read More...
Action Games Expand the Brain’s Cognitive Abilities
A new study reports people who play action style video games showed an increase in cognitive skills compared to those who played other types of games.... Read More...
Lending Late Neurons a Helping Hand
Delayed neural migration in fetuses may cause behavioral disorders similar to autism, researchers report.... Read More...
Acting and Thinking – Are They the Same for Our Brain?
Findings raise more questions about the origins of human cognition.... Read More...
When Writing Interferes with Hearing
Neuroimaging technology can help determine the success of failure possibilities of cochlear implants for those who lose their hearing during adulthood.... Read More...