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Adhesive cortical device enables artifact-free neuromodulation for closed-loop epilepsy treatment

A team of researchers has developed a soft cortical device that could revolutionize the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological disorders.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers show how breathing and heartbeat influence perception

A new study from the University of Fribourg highlights previously unknown links between the body and the brain. The findings of this research show how our bodily rhythms affect our visual perception.

Neuroscience

New brain organoid model replicates human cortical domains

The group of Jürgen Knoblich at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has developed a new method that allows scientists to cultivate brain organoids with distinct cortical areas ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Surprising sounds could cause riskier decision-making

When you make a decision, certain neurons in your brain emit short bursts of the neurotransmitter dopamine. A new Yale study shows that when other factors wholly unrelated to the decision at hand—such as an unexpected sound—trigger ...