Nature, Meet Nurture
A new study reveals a diverse array of genetic changes that occur in the brain following sensory experiences.... Read More...
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Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain
UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.... Read More...
The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland
A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.... Read More...
Blind in the Mind: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in their Imagination
Researchers report on why some people experience aphantasia, the inability to imagine in images.... 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...
The Human Brain Can “See” What’s Around the Corner
An fMRI study conducted by University of Glasgow researchers reveals how our brains can predict what our eyes will see next.... Read More...
‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of Speech
According to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.... Read More...
Fixated on Food?
Researchers report visual features modulated by the optokinetic reflex are encoded in the retina.... Read More...
The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning
New findings from Max Plank Institute researchers challenges conventional belief about the role of the thalamus in learning. Researchers report the thalamus plays a far more active role in visual processing in the context of learning than previously thought. ... Read More...
Researchers Demonstrate ‘Mind Reading’ Brain Decoding Technology
Researchers have created a convolutional neural network to better understand how the brain processes movies of natural scenes. This may be the first step in helping scientists decode how the brain makes sense of dynamic visual surroundings.... Read More...
Learning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain Region
Researchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development. ... Read More...
Study Pokes Holes in Fetal Alcohol Hypothesis
A new study challenges conventional beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Researchers discovered no differences in microglia activity in the brains of health mice and those exposed to alcohol during early development. The study brings into question the whether the brain's immune system cells are to blame for the neurological damage that occurs as a result of fetal alcohol exposure.... Read More...