MeSH tree: E05.540
The human brain can store salient information, such as numbers, instructions or other details that are important for completing a task, for brief periods of time, via a cognitive system known as working memory (WM). This ...
A recent study by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a significant role in causing the life-altering symptoms with which survivors are often left, ...
Dec 3, 2024
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A new study of high school football players found that concussions affect an often-overlooked but important brain signal. The findings are being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
Nov 26, 2024
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A team of New York University linguistics and psychology researchers has discovered that when a brief sentence is flashed, our brains detect its basic linguistic structure extremely quickly—in roughly 150 milliseconds, or ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Amyloid-beta and tau proteins have long been associated with Alzheimer's disease. The pathological buildup of these proteins leads to cognitive decline in people with the disease. How it does that, though, remains poorly ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Imagine gathering brain data in classrooms as students take a test or traveling to remote communities across the globe to study brain structure. Such possibilities are becoming more realistic as smaller, cheaper and more ...
Sep 13, 2024
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In a pioneering study, Dr. Patrick Krauss and Dr. Achim Schilling from the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have used artificial intelligence to gain major ...
Sep 10, 2024
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New research has given a precise picture of young children's developing brains, using a wearable brain scanner to map electrical brain activity. The work opens up new possibilities for tracking how critical developmental ...
Jun 4, 2024
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The timing of our brain waves shapes how we perceive our environment. We are more likely to perceive events when their timing coincides with the timing of relevant brain waves. Lead scientist Sanne ten Oever and her co-authors ...
Jun 3, 2024
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When we're told "This coffee is hot" upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe, the message is clear. But what about when we're told "This coffee is not hot"? Does that mean we think it's ...
May 30, 2024
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