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...
These images of mouse brains compare laser scanning photostimulation maps of all the neurons connected to one central neuron in control mice (left) vs. mice dosed with valproic acid (VPA) to induce autism-like symptoms (right). The researchers focused on...
Image Credit: Flickr/amy leonard
If a piece of electronics isn't working, troubleshooting the problem often involves probing the flow of electricity through the various components of the circuit to locate any faulty parts.
Stanford bioengineer and neuroscientist Jin Hyung Lee, who...
n a test of cognitive control, researchers found that repeatedly pairing a specific face, such as this photo of Leonardo DiCaprio, with the wrong name primed participants to focus entirely on the face when identifying the person in the...
A depiction of the traditional view of the split brain syndrome (top) versus what the researchers actually found in two split-brain patients across a wide variety of tasks (bottom). Credit: Yair Pinto
A new research study contradicts the established view...
Image credit: unsplash/@jessedo81
How does heightened attention improve our mental capacity? This is the question tackled by new research published today in the journal Cell Reports, which reveals a chemical signal released across the brain in response to attention demanding...
Researchers have found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss.Image Credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT
In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, a West Virginia...
Credit: University of Bristol
Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol are a step closer to understanding how the connections in our brain which control our episodic memory work in sync to make some memories stronger than others. The findings, published...
Girls are often said to be better at reading than boys. At least, that is what international reading studies like PIRLS and PISA show. Image Credit: Flickr/breadfortheworld
In reading tests at school, girls tend to be ahead of boys, in...
Salk Institute researchers discovered that inhibiting a protein called phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) controls the infected cell's antiviral response and provides long-term protection from immune attack and excessive inflammation. Salk Institute researchers discovered that inhibiting the protein PLSCR1 controls...
Blinking steadies our gaze, a new study finds. Credit: Stephen McNally
Every few seconds, our eyelids automatically shutter and our eyeballs roll back in their sockets. So why doesn't blinking plunge us into intermittent darkness and light? New research led...
