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Hands that see, eyes that feel? Brain study reveals the mathematics of identifying objects

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2019

Our brains need only perform a few fast statistical calculations to detect the key properties of an unknown object. Findings challenge existing views of how our brains extract and learn about our environment.... Read More...

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Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency

Neuroscience NewsMay 28, 2019

Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) helps boost visual learning in patients with chronic cortical blindness, leading to a recovery in motion processing within 10 days of exposure. The effects of the tRNS treatment appear to last for at least six months.... Read More...

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The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

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...

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Faster Consolidation of Learning Visual Tasks Seen in Video Game Players

Neuroscience NewsApril 1, 2015

A new study reports video gamers could learn visual tasks quicker than their non gaming peers.... Read More...

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Learning with All the Senses

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 5, 2015

A new study reports it is easier to learn vocabulary if the brain can link the word with different sensory perceptions.... Read More...

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Enigmatic Neurons Help Flies Get Oriented

Neuroscience NewsOctober 10, 2013

Researchers have identified neurons in a fly's brain which tune into basic visual features to help them get their bearings.... Read More...

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Whole body vibration shakes up microbiome, reducing inflammation in diabetes

Vegetable-rich Wahls diet lowers fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients by raising good cholesterol

Immune system and mental health are connected

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Whole body vibration shakes up microbiome, reducing inflammation in diabetes

Vegetable-rich Wahls diet lowers fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients by raising good cholesterol

Immune system and mental health are connected

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visual learning

Hands that see, eyes that feel? Brain study reveals the mathematics of identifying objects

Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency

The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

Faster Consolidation of Learning Visual Tasks Seen in Video Game Players

Learning with All the Senses

Enigmatic Neurons Help Flies Get Oriented