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Research Opens New Doors For Brain Disorder Treatments

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

Study reveals the how the brain maintains attention on an object while the eyes make rapid, voluntary movements. The findings could open the door to developing new treatments for a number of neurological disorders.... Read More...

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Increasing Understanding of the Coarse-to-Fine Human Visual Perception

Neuroscience NewsMarch 29, 2018

A new study reveals neurons in the V4 area of the visual cortex do not necessarily need to have low visual resolution.... Read More...

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Timing is Everything When it Comes to Recognizing Shapes

Neuroscience NewsAugust 4, 2016

A new study reports vision relies on patterns of brain activity.... Read More...

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Outline of a human head. The brain is shown in pink and there are purple lines streaming from the eyes.

IT Looks Familiar: How The Brain Recognizes Objects

Neuroscience NewsOctober 5, 2015

A new study provides evidence that the inferior temporal cortex can identify objects. ... Read More...

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Neural Mechanism of Size Constancy Clarified

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 28, 2015

According to a new study, neurons in the visual cortical area V4 calculate the size of an object based on information on its retinal image size and distance from the object.... Read More...

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Multiple Cortical Regions Work Together to Process Sensorimotor Information

Neuroscience NewsJune 19, 2015

According to new research, multiple cortical regions work together to process sensorimotor information, despite having predetermined specialized roles.... Read More...

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In One Aspect of Vision, Computers Catch up to Primate Brain

Neuroscience NewsDecember 18, 2014

Researchers report their new artificial neural network can identify objects as well as the primate brain can. ... Read More...

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News

Widespread Skepticism of Flu Shot Despite Doctor Recommendations

Many Cases of Dementia May Arise From Non-Inherited DNA ‘Spelling Mistakes’

How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Neuroscience

How the Brain Detects, Identifies and Acts on Taste

Endurance Exercise Training Has Beneficial Effects on Gut Bacteria Composition

Previous Motherhood Could Affect Hormone Therapy’s Ability to Prevent Memory Loss

Neurology

Many Cases of Dementia May Arise From Non-Inherited DNA ‘Spelling Mistakes’

Early Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms

Effects of Epilepsy on Neural Activity Fluctuates with Reproductive Cycle: Mouse Study

AI

Detecting Fake News, At Its Source

AI Could Predict Cognitive Decline Leading to Alzheimer’s

Robotics

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Psychology