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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

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.

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·October 24, 2017·6 min read

Music and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending Time

Emotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.

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·October 23, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Demonstrate ‘Mind Reading’ Brain Decoding Technology

Researchers 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.

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·October 18, 2017·2 min read

‘Cats-And-Dogs’ Test to Predict Dementia Among Parkinson’s Patients

A 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.

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·October 5, 2017·5 min read

Appetizing Imagery Puts Visual Perception on Fast Forward

Researchers 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.

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·October 4, 2017·7 min read

Tapping into How the Brain Perceives Values Can Influence Choices

Decisions based on values depend upon how the two hemispheres of the brain interact, researchers report.

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·September 30, 2017·4 min read

Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning

People 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.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

Researchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.

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·September 25, 2017·4 min read

Visual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands Out

Researchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.

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·September 6, 2017·4 min read

Study Associates Schizophrenia with Defective Processing of Messenger RNA in Cells

Brain dysfunction noted in schizophrenia patients may be a result of impaired expression of a protein complex associated with protein synthesis, researchers report.

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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

How the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory Sense

A new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.

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·August 15, 2017·5 min read

Brain Responses to Lip-Reading Can Benefit Cochlear Implant Users

Contrary to common belief, lip reading can have a beneficial effect for those with cochlear implants. Researchers found the more a person's brain responded to lip reading, the more responsive the brain became to sound delivered through the implant.