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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2018·5 min readAbsence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a ConductorResearchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 7, 2018·9 min readUnique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to SeeA patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 5, 2018·4 min readWhat Effect Does TMS Have on the Brain?Researchers report transcranial magnetic stimulation predisposes neural connections in the visual cortex for reorganization.Read More
