The image on the left depicts a familiar object -- an apple --- while the one on the right shows a novel object that doesn't suggest anything familiar on the outside of the left and right borders.Credit: University of...
UCLA scientists discovered that dendrites (shown here in green) are not just passive conduits for electrical currents between neurons.Credit: Shelley Halpain/UC San Diego
A new UCLA study could change scientists' understanding of how the brain works -- and could lead...
Scientists have identified part of our brain that helps us learn to be good to other people.
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Scientists from Oxford University and UCL have identified part of our brain that helps us learn to be good...
The UW study is based on the concept of closed-loop “bi-directional brain-computer interfaces” (BBCIs) being developed at the CSNE that can both record from and stimulate the nervous system. They would also allow the brain to directly control prosthetics...
A team of researchers has discovered that serotonin (5-HT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance.Image Credit:Flickr/Kathryn
The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new...
Children's brains are far more engaged by their mother's voice than by voices of women they do not know, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.
Brain regions that respond more strongly to the mother's...
Music is a tricky topic for evolutionary science: it turns up in many cultures around the world in many different contexts, but no one knows why humans are the only musical species. Image credit: Flickr/brian.abeling
Study proposes new theory for...
Being good at math relates to better financial and medical outcomes -- unless you don't have confidence in your own abilities with numbers, new research suggests.
In two studies, researchers found that the key to success in personal finances and...
You might remember you ate cereal for breakfast but forget the color of the bowl. Or recall watching your partner put the milk away but can't remember on which shelf.
A new Northwestern Medicine study improved memory of complex, realistic...
New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows for the first time how learning physics concepts is accomplished by repurposing neural structures that were originally used for general everyday purposes. More specifically, the brain is able to learn physics concepts...
Add-on treatment with high-dose b-vitamins can significantly reduce symptoms of schizophrenia more than standard treatments alone, a new study finds. Image credit: Flickr/Vitamina Verde
A review of worldwide studies has found that add-on treatment with high-dose b-vitamins - including B6,...
