Attention can be boosted by using neurofeedback to increase alpha brainwaves. Read More
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DMT alters electrical activity in the brain. The compound significantly decreases alpha wave activity, the dominant rhythm associated with wakefulness, and increases theta waves, associated with dreaming. Overall brain activity becomes more chaotic and less predictable. The findings advance the understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of immersive states of consciousness. Read More
Microglia play a critical role in reorganizing neural connections, fighting infections, and repairing damage to neurons while we sleep. Read More
Criticality in the brain was linked to inhibitory neurons imposing and organizing the computational dynamics. Read More
A new study questions whether a child's brain thins as they get older. Researchers say the cortex does not thin during childhood, but instead becomes more myelinated. Read More
A newly identified neural network in the hippocampal formation plays a critical role in memory and object-location learning. The findings are highly relevant to learning and memory disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. Read More
There is an underlying organization that dictates how the visual cortex is repurposed in blind people, which is not random. Read More
Based on the study of a stroke patient with damage to the occipito-temporal brain region, researchers made a big discovery about color categorization. They reveal color categorization and naming can be independent in the human brain. The finding challenges long-standing theories of the mandatory involvement of language in adult human cognition and color discrimination. Read More
Study reveals at least six types of mammals distinguish odors in similar ways, using neural networks that are evolutionarily preserved across species. Read More
Using optogenetics, researchers stimulated neurons in the visual cortex of mice to induce illusory images in the animals' minds. Read More
When a neuron receives information, dendrites functionally work together to adjust for the complexity of the input. Read More
Using holographic optogenetics, researchers were able to control visual behavior in mice by activating neurons in the visual cortex. Read More
