FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 19, 2021·5 min readDifficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of DyslexiaChildren at high risk for dyslexia have trouble learning new words after hearing them, a new study reports. Results show those at risk of dyslexia have border difficulties in processing language in the brain, which may account for why reading difficulties occur.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 6, 2021·4 min readBeauty is in the Brain of the Beholder: AI Generates Personally Attractive Images by Reading Brain DataCombining brain activity data with artificial intelligence, researchers generated faces based upon what individuals considered to be attractive features.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 6, 2021·4 min readLarger Pupils? You Might Just Have Gained Someone’s TrustAutonomic mimicry in human social interactions is significant, a new study reports. Researchers found in computer facial simulations where the pupils were dilated, test subjects trusted the simulated face more and mimicked the pupillary response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 2, 2021·4 min readOnly 2% of Conversations End When We Want Them ToWhether a conversation seems to last forever or is cut prematurely short, researchers say it is incredibly common to experience conversational disappointment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·February 26, 2021·5 min readHow Exercise Keeps Your Brain Healthy and Protects It Against Depression and AnxietyFrom helping improve cognitive health to improving symptoms of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, researchers examine the benefits of exercise on brain health.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 21, 2021·6 min readProprioception, Our Imperceptible 6th SenseProprioception allows us to determine the position, speed, and direction of each of our body parts, and enables our brains to guide our movements. Researchers explore what happens in the brain when proprioception is lost.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 19, 2021·3 min readNew EBRAINS-Enabled Tool to Help Guide Surgery in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy PatientsA new computational tool locates areas in a patient's brain where their epileptic seizures occur.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 12, 2021·7 min readImplant Improves Balance, Movement and Quality of Life for People With Inner Ear DisorderA new vestibular implant can significantly reduce dizziness, restore balance, and improve the quality of life for people with bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH).Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 1, 2021·6 min readBrain Signals Decoded to Determine What a Person SeesDetecting and decoding activity in brain regions associated with visual processing allowed researchers to determine what a person sees.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·January 18, 2021·3 min readMagnetic Skin Supports Freedom of Movement for People With QuadriplegiaA novel flexible, breathable magnetic skin allows people with quadriplegia to move around their environment with greater ease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·December 29, 2020·3 min readQuadriplegic Patient Uses Brain Signals to Feed Himself With Two Advanced Prosthetic ArmsA closed-loop system combining AI, robotics, and BCI technology allows a quadriplegic man to control movements to cut food and feed himself.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·December 28, 2020·4 min readNew Antidepressants Can Lift Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Fast, but Don’t Expect Magic CuresWith the risk of potential for abuse, some new fast-acting antidepressants, like Ketamine, may not be a magic "cure-all" for depression.Read More
