Are our senses there to provide us with the most complete representation of the world, or do they serve our survival? For a long time, the former was the dominant view in neuroscience. "Was" is the operative word here. In ...
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A new study published today urges policymakers to improve children's health care and reduce air pollution. It aims to highlight the threat posed by pollution to children's lung health.
Jun 7, 2023
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An orchestra of complex neuronal networks performs a symphonic masterpiece called vision—an exciting field for neurobiologists like Alexander Borst, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence. In his ...
May 31, 2023
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The sensory information provided by hands facilitates the processing of visual stimuli. Before hand movements, the brain first perceives and interprets sensory information, then selects the appropriate motor plan before initiating ...
May 18, 2023
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The senses represent our gates to receive information from the environment, but not all of them are always available for everyone, as in the case of blind or deaf people. Researchers know today quite well that the brain has ...
May 11, 2023
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The next time you're sipping your favorite hot beverage, consider what it might be doing for the long-term health of your brain.
May 4, 2023
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A new study is investigating whether learning to remember smells can boost memory more broadly and reduce the risk of dementia.
May 2, 2023
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After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, such as watching TV?
Apr 26, 2023
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Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between "test tube" data about neurons and the function of those cells in the living brain. Their study, published in the journal Nature ...
Apr 25, 2023
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My first experience with motion sickness was as a college student, standing on the back of a marine research vessel looking at interesting things dredged from the seafloor off the California coast. It was a day trip, the ...
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