How our body ‘listens’ to vibrations
Neurons in the somatosensory cortex encode vibration frequency in a similar manner to the way in which sound pitch is encoded in the auditory cortex. ... Read More...
University of Geneva
A Gentle Method For Unlocking the Mysteries of the Deep Brain
Researchers report EEG technology has the ability to study activity of areas deep inside the brain, such as the thalamus and nucleus accumbens. The findings will help shed new light on disorders that affect these brain regions, such as Parkinson's disease and OCD.... Read More...
How Does the Brain Learn by Talking to Itself?
A new study reveals the role synaptic feedback systems play in shaping learning processes. The findings could help develop more efficient artificial intelligence techniques.... Read More...
Being Yelled At: Our Brain on Alert in a Flash
Researchers report our brain is on high alert while listening to voices, finding we respond much faster to vocal aggression than normal or happy voices. The reason, researchers say, could be that our attention is more focused on threatening voices to help us recognize the location of a potential threat.... Read More...
Resynchronizing Neurons to Erase Schizophrenia
Researchers report that by increasing the excitability of a subpopulation of hippocampal inhibitory neurons, certain behavioral symptoms associated with schizophrenia can be suppressed.... Read More...
When Neurons Turn Against Themselves
Researchers say in some autoimmune disorders, such as Rasmussen's encephalitis, neurons are not only the targets for immune system attacks, but may also be active protagonists.... Read More...
How the Brain Suppresses the Act of Revenge
A new neuroimaging study reveals the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex plays a vital role in suppressing the act of revenge.... Read More...
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...
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...