Neuroscience
How the mind can map negative spaces around the body
(Medical Xpress)—The brain's perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or "neglected".
Dec 19, 2012
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News tagged with brain mapping
Neuroscience
Researchers discover surprising complexities in the way the brain makes mental maps
Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10. And each is different, according to new research from the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, at the Norwegian University of Science ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Neuroscience
New insight into why haste makes waste
Why do our brains make more mistakes when we act quickly? A new study demonstrates how the brain follows Ben Franklin's famous dictum, "Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste."
Nov 7, 2012
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Neuroscience
Rewired visual input to sound-processing part of the brain leads to compromised hearing
Scientists at Georgia State University have found that the ability to hear is lessened when, as a result of injury, a region of the brain responsible for processing sounds receives both visual and auditory inputs.
Aug 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Seeing really is believing
(Medical Xpress) -- Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their team's pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?
Feb 1, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists have new help finding their way around brain's nooks and crannies
Like explorers mapping a new planet, scientists probing the brain need every type of landmark they can get. Each mountain, river or forest helps scientists find their way through the intricacies of the human brain.
Aug 9, 2011
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Medical research
Brain's map of space falls flat when it comes to altitude
Animal's brains are only roughly aware of how high-up they are in space, meaning that in terms of altitude the brain's 'map' of space is surprisingly flat, according to new research.
Aug 7, 2011
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Neuroscience
Researchers map, measure brain's neural connections
Medical imaging systems allow neurologists to summon 3-D color renditions of the brain at a moment's notice, yielding valuable insights. But sometimes there can be too much detail; important elements can go unnoticed.
Jun 1, 2011
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Genetics
New gene that causes intellectual disability discovered
A new study involving Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found a gene connected with a type of intellectual disability called Joubert syndrome.
May 12, 2011
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Genetics
Unraveling the network of brain tumor genetics
A new map of the network of genetic changes that drive the development of brain tumors has been revealed by UCL researchers. The genetic map, published in Brain, is comparable to a map of the London Underground—where different ...
Sep 6, 2023
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