Evaluating the strength of connections in the brain is one avenue researchers have been exploring to help identify children at risk for autism spectrum disorder earlier in life.
Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, with...
While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be observed in brain activity and quantified. These unique neurological signatures could ultimately be...
Mice with the genetic defect that causes Fragile X syndrome (FXS) learn and remember normally, but show an inability to learn new information that contradicts what they initially learned, shows a new study by a team of neuroscientists. FXS...
Hallucinations are spooky and, fortunately, fairly rare. But, a new study suggests, the real question isn't so much why some people occasionally experience them. It's why all of us aren't hallucinating all the time.
In the study, Stanford University School...
The ability to understand and empathize with others' pain is grounded in cognitive neural processes rather than sensory ones, according to the results of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.
The findings show that the act...
In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system and specifically modify genes, eliminating the need to use viruses for delivery.
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In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that...
The fNIR sensor, which is placed around the forehead like a headband, uses LEDs that shine near-infrared light to sample from 16 brain areas. Researchers use the technology to monitor oxygenation in the brain while the subject performs cognitive...
Brain chemicals and their role in how we deal with uncertainty. Credit: Edvard Munch and Roland Roberts
New research has revealed how three important brain signaling chemicals affect the way that we handle uncertainty. It turns out that noradrenaline regulates...
Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. New research from the BrainGate* consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to...
Hands-free is just as distracting as hand-held phones while driving -- University of Sussex research. Credit: University of Sussex
Driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile phone, psychologists at...
Eating both bland (left panel) and delicious (right panel) meals triggered significant opioid release in the brain.
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Finnish researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain's endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety.
The recent results obtained by...
