FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 6, 2019·5 min readUnexpectedly, big wins improve two kinds of memoryUnexpected rewards boost memories of specific events. The findings may have implications for treating memory problems associated with depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 6, 2019·6 min readA brain region for Pokémon characters?Adults who played Pokemon video games as children had preferential activation in the visual system for Pokemon character, researchers report. The finding shed light on the development of the visual system and categorization in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 6, 2019·4 min readDataset bridges human vision and machine learningBOLD5000, a new, large scale data set of brain scans of people viewing images, is helping researchers to better understand how the brain processes images. The data set is a big step towards using computer visual models to study biological vision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 5, 2019·4 min readArtificial intelligence reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look atA new deep learning algorithm can reliably determine what visual stimuli neurons in the visual cortex respond best to.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 4, 2019·3 min readWidespread brain connections enable face recognitionThe connectivity between the face processing network and other networks associated with the processing of visual, social and auditory cues help predict how well we remember a familiar face.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 3, 2019·6 min readArtificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activityCurrent deep learning models are able to create images strongly enough to activate specific neurons in the visual cortex. However, researchers say more accurate artificial neural network models should be developed to help produce more accurate control.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 3, 2019·4 min readWas Leonardo da Vinci’s Dyslexia Responsible for His BrillianceResearchers propose Leonardo da Vinci's dyslexia may have contributed to his creativity and artistic skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·May 2, 2019·4 min readThese trippy images were designed by AI to super-stimulate monkey neuronsThe XDREAM generative deep neural network utilizes firing rates of neurons in the visual cortex to guide the evolution of a novel, synthetic image. The evolved images activate neurons more than large numbers of natural images.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 30, 2019·5 min readA Link to Autism Helped Me Find the Upside of the Negative Side of SynesthesiaD'Arcy Carter provides insight into her experiences with synesthesia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·April 28, 2019·4 min readMultitasking with perfection: Nerve cell works like 1400 individual cells – Fly StudyCT1 cells connect around 1400 areas in the fly brain. Each cell area works like a separate neuron, allowing CT1 to access information from the fly's eye and support local motion detection.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·April 26, 2019·5 min readMeaning Without Words: Gestures and Visual Animations Reveal Cognitive Origins of Linguistic MeaningGestures and visual animation assist in allowing us to understand the cognitive origins of linguistic meanings.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·April 23, 2019·3 min readMicroglia, immune cells of the central nervous system, shown to regulate neuroinflammationIn uveitis, microglia facilitates the entry of inflammatory immune cells into the retina, enabling the host immune responses to attack cells not normally recognized by the immune system.Read More
