FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 23, 2017·5 min readResearchers Demonstrate ‘Mind Reading’ Brain Decoding TechnologyResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurology·October 18, 2017·2 min read‘Cats-And-Dogs’ Test to Predict Dementia Among Parkinson’s PatientsA test that uses images of cats and dogs may prove to be a quick and effective method of predicting which patients in early stages of Parkinson's disease will develop dementia.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 16, 2017·2 min readLearning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain RegionResearchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 9, 2017·6 min readHuman Brain Recalls Visual Features in Reverse Order Than it Detects ThemA new study upends traditional models of how the brain constructs interpretations of the outside world, revealing that the brain uses a reverse order of processing to recall visual information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 5, 2017·5 min readAppetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast ForwardResearchers reveal people perceive positive images to fade more smoothly than negative or neutral images. The study compliments previous findings that emotional states and environment can affect how we perceive time.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2017·4 min readGamers Have an Advantage in LearningPeople who play video games for more than 15 hours per week performed better in learning tasks and showed increased activity in brain areas associated with memory than non-gamers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2017·4 min readHow Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light LevelsStudy revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 26, 2017·5 min readIn Plain Sight: Study Compares Performance of Humans Versus Neural Networks in Visual SearchesResearchers report humans often miss objects in plain sight, especially if the size is inconsistent with the rest of the scene.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 25, 2017·4 min readVisual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands OutResearchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2017·4 min readA Brain System That Builds Confidence in What We See, Hear and TouchA new study sheds light on the mechanisms behind metacognition and how we make sense of the world around us.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2017·6 min readAnalyzing the Language of ColorA new MIT study reports languages divide warmer colors into more color words than cooler shades. This, researchers note, is apparent across more than 100 languages.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2017·5 min readMeasuring the Basis of Color VisionA new study reports photoreceptors in the retina are sensitive to colors corresponding to their visual pigments.Read More
