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A new study led by biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals how the primary visual cortex establishes its complex long-range neural networks during early brain development. The study presents a comprehensive, ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Our brains internally represent the outside world through the coordinated activity of billions of neurons. A single neuron responds unreliably: Even when the same stimulus is shown repeatedly, its activity varies from trial ...
Sep 25, 2026
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We tend to think of a fetus's brain as a construction site guided by a blueprint imprinted in the genes. But even before birth, other things are happening. The fetus moves, responds to muffled sounds, receives stimuli and, ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Every glance triggers a complex exchange of signals among millions of neurons. Some cells excite the network, others inhibit it, while additional signals arrive from the thalamus and neuromodulatory systems. This activity ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Have you ever seen something that doesn't quite add up? Maybe a shape in the dark resembles a face, or an orange momentarily looks like an apple. Scientists now have a new idea about how different brain regions may work together ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Pioneering research shows that the brains of people who are deaf from an early age rewire to see more of what is happening in their visual periphery, new research has revealed.
Sep 19, 2026
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People with intact hearing can use sound as an alert system for events outside their direct line of sight. This seemingly puts those who have lost their hearing at a disadvantage. However, according to a new study published ...
Multitasking feels like a required skill in modern life, but as anyone who has tried to keep track of multiple chat windows, an email inbox and a stream of phone notifications during a video call can tell you, figuring out ...
Sep 10, 2026
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Your brain has something surprising in common with the ocean: waves. Electrical activity washes over the brain's surface, creating what are called traveling brain waves, or neural traveling waves. These waves cause real differences ...
Jul 21, 2026
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The human brain continuously makes predictions about future events. This process helps humans process familiar stimuli while also allowing them to direct particular attention to unexpected or unfamiliar events and derive ...
