Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation
When the soma of specific neurons is active, the dendrites of the same neuron are also active, even when animals are not engaged in a cognitively demanding task. ... Read More...
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Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified
MEG neuroimaging implicates the occipital place area (OPA) in our ability to rapidly sense our surroundings. The findings may advance improving machine learning and robotics technology aimed at mimicking visual processes in the human brain.... Read More...
Surprise Discovery Reveals Second Visual System in Cerebral Cortex: Mouse Study
A new study challenges 75 year old dogma of mammalian vision. Researchers have shows the post rhinal cortex obtains visual data from the superior colliculus and is not dependent upon information from primary visual cortex. ... Read More...
Neurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their Location
The thickness of the brain's neocortex influences how individual neurons process information, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Neurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire Together
Researchers have identified a new rule of connectivity for neurons in the neocortex, contradicting the popular belief "neurons that fire together, wire together".... Read More...
To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring
Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.... Read More...
Where the Brain Transforms Seeing into Acting
Researchers provide evidence that the posterior parietal cortex plays a vital role in converting vision into action.... Read More...
Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor
Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy. ... Read More...
Hidden Structure of Enigmatic Backwards Neural Connections Discovered
Study may provide key insights into the visual system and perception.... Read More...
Increasing Understanding of the Coarse-to-Fine Human Visual Perception
A new study reveals neurons in the V4 area of the visual cortex do not necessarily need to have low visual resolution.... Read More...
Brain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual Cortex
A new study reveals the majority of V1 neurons project to higher visual areas in a non-random manner.... Read More...
Advances to Brain-Interface Technology Provide Clearer Insight Into Visual System Than Ever Before
Researchers report a new EEG system is capable of capturing more information from the visual cortex than previous versions of the same system.... Read More...