The retrosplenial cortex combines visual and spatial information to help us navigate our way around. Read More
Understanding how the brain decides what it should pay attention to is key to understanding how prediction plays a tole in autism. Read More
A newborn's brain is more adult-like than previously assumed. Neuroimaging revealed much of the visual cortex scaffolding is in place, along with patterns of brain activity at 27 days of age, although it is not quite as strong as seen in adult brains. Read More
The way neurons are structured, and the patterns they make can be used to explain how they behave and function. The findings have implications for creating intelligent robots. Read More
A drug commonly prescribed for edema improves the symptoms for young children on the autism spectrum with no significant side effects. The drug, bumetanide, decreases the ratio of GABA to glutamate in the brain. Read More
Motor learning induces widespread cortical synaptic potentiation by increasing the trafficking of AMPAR into dendritic spines. Read More
Attention can be boosted by using neurofeedback to increase alpha brainwaves. Read More
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
