In these images, on the left a monkey initially performed the reach-grasp manipulate task instructed by blue LEDs. On the right, monkeys then learned to perform the same task instructed by the researchers.
Credit: Mazurek and Schieber
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The scans show that stimulation 'in beat' increases brain activity in the regions involved in task performance. On the other hand, stimulation 'out of beat' showed activity in regions usually associated with resting.Credit: Ines Violante
Scientists have uncovered a method...
This graphic depicts the numbers and function of glia and neurons in the aging human brain.Credit: Lilach Soreq
The difference between an old brain and a young brain isn't so much the number of neurons but the presence and function...
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a "bionic eye" that could...
A detailed new map by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex -- the outermost layer of the brain and the dominant structure involved in sensory perception and...
At UMC Utrecht, a brain implant has been placed in a patient enabling her to operate a speech computer with her mind. The researchers and the patient worked intensively to get the settings right. She can now communicate at...
Running barefoot is better than running with shoes for your working memory, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of North Florida.
The experiment, designed by lead researcher Dr. Ross Alloway, undertaken with Dr. Tracy Alloway,...
A recording site (grey dot) in a brain region responsible for social interaction showed clear differences in neural activity when the subject was talking to the life partner (green curve) vs. the physician (blue curve).
Human speech comes in countless...
Comparison of grey matter (brown) and white matter (yellow) in sex-matched subjects A (56 years, BMI 19.5) and B (50 years, BMI 43.4) Credit: Lisa Ronan
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to...
For the first time, MIT researchers have shown that nerves made to express proteins that can be activated by light can produce limb movements that can be adjusted in real-time, using cues generated by the motion of the limb...
A new research suggests that dogs may be even more like us than previously thought. Image credit: Flickr/Donnie Ray Jones
Most dog owners will tell you they consider their beloved pets to be members of their families. Now new research...
