How the Brain Processes Images
Researchers report signals from the retina are subjected to selective processing at the earliest neural way-station in the functional pathway connecting the retina to the visual cortex.... Read More...
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Neurons in the Visual Cortex that Respond to Faces Identified
Researchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that respond to different faces. ... Read More...
Synaptic Logic for Connections Between Two Brain Hemispheres Discovered
Researchers have developed a new technique that helps identify the functional properties of individual synapses that link the two hemispheres of the brain.... Read More...
Hearing Hate Speech Primes the Brain For Hateful Actions
Researchers report on how the brain is spurred into action by hearing certain words. They propose a new simulation theory that perceiving words can drive brain systems into states almost identical to what would be evoked by directly experiencing what the word describes.... Read More...
Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural Connections
Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism which appears to be critical for the maturation of brain function, and may be used to restore plasticity in the aging brain. ... Read More...
How Brain Cells Filter Information in Groups
A new study reports the neurons that focus on coarse visual details could change to prefer finer details under different conditions. The findings shed new light on the neural mechanism that helps shape our perception of the world.... Read More...
Peering Into Little Foot’s 3.76 Million Year Old Brain
Researchers create the first endocast reconstruction of nearly the complete brain of the hominin Little Bigfoot. The brain, researchers report, is relatively small and combines both ape like and human like features. ... Read More...
Neural Code that Predicts Behavior Identified
Differences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event. ... 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...
Unique Patterns of Neural Communications Discovered in Brains of Autistic Children
A new study reveals unique connections within brain networks in children on the autism spectrum. Researchers say, in ASD, the amygdala shows marked differences in connection with the occipital cortex than in typically developing children.... Read More...
Surprising Network Activity in the Immature Brain
Spontaneously generated patterns of activity by local neural networks in the developing visual cortex provide the basis for long range connections that are established throughout brain activity over the course of cortical development, researchers report.... Read More...
Thalamus Wakes the Brain During Development
Researchers have discovered the thalamus plays a crucial role in the development of normal sleep and waking states.... Read More...