A new study shows that learning a new task past the point of mastery helps protect that learning from interference that could undermine it. The study used a visual task, but may extend to other forms of learning, such...
A piece of art created by a study participant using both markers and modeling clay. They said the experience was "therapeutic, relaxing thoughtful."Credit: Courtesy of Girija Kaimal
Whether you're Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University...
Anyone who has ever put a small child to bed or drifted off in a gently swaying hammock will know that a rocking motion makes getting to sleep seem easier. Now, two new studies reported in Current Biology on...
Most adults can quickly and effortlessly recall as many as 100,000 regularly used words when prompted, but how the brain accomplishes this has long boggled scientists.
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When you look at a picture of a mug, the...
Machine enhanced humans -- or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction -- could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research Lieber Group at Harvard University, as well as scientists from University of...
Extracellular needle-electrode with a diameter of 5 ?m mounted on a connector. Credit: (C) Toyohashi University of Technology. All Rights Reserved.
Single 5?m diameter needle electrode block modules for unit recordings in vivo
A research team in the Department of Electrical...
UCLA neuroscientists artificially stimulated neurons to help the aging brain recapture connections between related memories. Credit: UCLA/Silva Lab
Using a miniature microscope that opens a window into the brain, UCLA neuroscientists have identified in mice how the brain links different...
UC San Diego neurosurgeons color code the brain with tractography. The circular object is a tumor.
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Neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Health System are using a new approach to visualize the brain's delicate anatomy prior...
Around the world, the number of people diagnosed with autism is rising. In the United States, the prevalence of the disorder has grown from 0.05% in 1966 to more than 2% today. In Quebec, the reported prevalence is close...
One month old newly born neurons in the dentate gyrus of the adult mouse hippocampus were labeled by injection of retrovirus expressing green-fluorescent-protein (GFP). The photomicrograph shows GFP expressing new neurons and the nuclei of the granule cell layer...
Ever wondered what happens inside your brain when you stay awake for a day, a night and another day, before you finally go to sleep? In a new study published in the journalScience, a team of researchers from the...
