FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2019·6 min readSynaptic Logic for Connections Between Two Brain Hemispheres DiscoveredResearchers have developed a new technique that helps identify the functional properties of individual synapses that link the two hemispheres of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2019·6 min readHearing Hate Speech Primes the Brain For Hateful ActionsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 8, 2019·5 min readBrain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural ConnectionsResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 31, 2018·4 min readHow Brain Cells Filter Information in GroupsA 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2018·5 min readPeering Into Little Foot’s 3.76 Million Year Old BrainResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 26, 2018·5 min readNeural Code that Predicts Behavior IdentifiedDifferences in activity between the left and right superior colliculi help researchers predict whether an animal was seeing an event.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 21, 2018·5 min readNeurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their LocationThe thickness of the brain's neocortex influences how individual neurons process information, a new study reveals.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 28, 2018·5 min readUnique Patterns of Neural Communications Discovered in Brains of Autistic ChildrenA 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
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 25, 2018·4 min readSurprising Network Activity in the Immature BrainSpontaneously 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2018·4 min readThalamus Wakes the Brain During DevelopmentResearchers have discovered the thalamus plays a crucial role in the development of normal sleep and waking states.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 21, 2018·4 min readTeaching Computers to See Optical IllusionsResearchers have created a deep learning algorithm that can be tricked by optical illusions, just like humans. The findings shed new light on the human visual system and may help improve artificial vision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2018·6 min readFundamental Rule of Brain Plasticity DiscoveredBased on the actions of Arc, when one synapse strengthens, the neighboring synapses weaken, a new study reveals.Read More
