News tagged with synchrony

Dark matter DNA active in brain during day-night cycle

(Medical Xpress)—Long stretches of DNA once considered inert dark matter appear to be uniquely active in a part of the brain known to control the body's 24-hour cycle, according to researchers at the National Institutes ...

Medical research Sep 24, 2012 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2 |

Sound stimulation during sleep can enhance memory

Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the Cell Press journal Neuron have found that p ...

Neuroscience Apr 11, 2013 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Study shows limits on brain's ability to perceive multifeatured objects

New research sheds light on how the brain encodes objects with multiple features, a fundamental task for the perceptual system. The study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Lovers' hearts beat in sync, study says

(Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 11, 2013 | 3.8 / 5 (9) | 7 |

Brain waves encode rules for behavior

One of the biggest puzzles in neuroscience is how our brains encode thoughts, such as perceptions and memories, at the cellular level. Some evidence suggests that ensembles of neurons represent each unique piece of information, ...

Neuroscience Nov 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1 |

The knowing nose: Chemosignals communicate human emotions

(Medical Xpress)—Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 05, 2012 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Social deficits associated with autism, schizophrenia induced in mice with new technology

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have been able to switch on, and then switch off, social-behavior deficits in mice that resemble those seen in people with autism and schizophrenia, thanks to a technology ...

Medical research Jul 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 3 |

New experimental method allows spontaneous synchronization of arm motions by pairs of Japanese macaques

Humans often synchronize their movements when, for example, we cooperate to move a piece of furniture. We also synchronize gestures and facial expressions when we interact. Coordinated actions are in fact ...

Neuroscience May 02, 2013 | not rated yet | 0