Watching our brains remember multiple things at once
A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things.
Apr 21, 2025
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Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component: Visual Cortex
Medical news and research articles
Seeing with purpose: Visual cortex tunes perception to match current objectives
When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery?
Apr 19, 2025
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AI models of the brain could serve as 'digital twins' in research
Much as a pilot might practice maneuvers in a flight simulator, scientists might soon be able to perform experiments on a realistic simulation of the mouse brain. In a new study, Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators ...
Apr 9, 2025
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NEURD: Proofreading the map of the brain
From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are making several time-consuming aspects of this process a lot easier ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date
From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the brain.
Apr 9, 2025
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Do vowels have colors? According to some with synesthesia, yes.
It's hard to pinpoint when synesthesia, the rare neurological condition where a stimulus that affects one sense prompts a response in a different sense, was first documented. Scientific literature marks its beginning in 1812, ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Migraine sufferers' brains respond differently to visual stimulation
A new study has demonstrated that the brains of people who experience migraines and other types of headaches cannot modulate visual stimulation in the same way a person without these conditions can.
Apr 2, 2025
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Binocular vision is crucial for assessing threats and effective survival, mouse study suggests
Having two eyes is crucial to escaping danger, according to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers.
Mar 10, 2025
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Monkey brain map reveals blood vessels are densest in energy-intensive regions, such as the visual cortex
In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the blood vessels that weave through the brain of macaque monkeys. It reveals how blood supply is finely ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Ferret brain study explores how reliable visual representations emerge during development
Brain circuits are known to gradually form and develop after birth as the result of both innate biological processes and life experiences. Past studies suggest that the initial development of brain circuits spans across two ...
