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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 18, 2022·4 min read

The Brains of Children With Autism May Not Always ‘See’ Body Language

Children on the autism spectrum may not always process bodily movements correctly, especially if they are distracted by something else.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·June 21, 2022·6 min read

How the Brain Interprets Motion While in Motion

Researchers have discovered a novel neural mechanism involved in casual inference that helps the brain detect objects in motion while we are moving.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 21, 2022·4 min read

Walking Gives the Brain a ‘Step-Up’ in Function for Some

For some, cognitive performance on tasks improves while walking via a change in the use of neural resources.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 27, 2022·3 min read

Risk of Psychotic-Like Experiences Can Start in Childhood

The association between exposure to socio-economic and environmental risks for psychosis and psychotic-like experiences are present during late childhood, much earlier than previously believed. The findings could assist in assessing risk factors for the development of schizophrenia later in life.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 4, 2022·3 min read

The Brain Processes Smell Both Like a Painting and a Symphony

Centrifugal fibers which carry impulses from parts of the central nervous system to early sensory regions of the brain play a critical role in olfactory processing.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Pain

·February 11, 2022·4 min read

New Clues in the Brain Linking Pain and Food

Brain circuitry responsible for motivation and pleasure is activated when a person experiences pain. The findings reveal a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience chronic pain.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·December 17, 2021·5 min read

Revealing How the Brain Understands One Voice in a Noisy Crowd

Study reveals how the brain is able to focus its attention on a single speaker in a crowded, noisy environment.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 12, 2021·4 min read

Anxiety Cues Found in the Brain Despite Safe Environment

Virtual reality is helping researchers uncover some of the secrets of anxiety. Using VR, study participants were able to distinguish between safe and dangerous environments in a game. However, brain scans of those with anxiety showed increased activity in the insula and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex while in a safe zone, indicating their brains were associating the safe environment with threat or danger.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 5, 2021·3 min read

Multiple Sclerosis Drug Improves Memory in Mice Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease

Glatiramer acetate, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, improved memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 15, 2021·6 min read

No, Stress Isn’t Always Bad. Here’s How to Harness It

Reinterpreting stress response as performance-enhancing makes people less anxious and improves general wellbeing, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 2, 2021·4 min read

The Memory Changes of Menopause

Researchers have identified four cognitive profiles associated with menopause. Findings reveal women who experience stronger verbal learning and memory, in addition to better attention and executive function during menopause, are less likely to experience hot flashes and depression. Women who experienced cognitive weakness had an increased risk of depression and sleep disruptions.

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