University of Oslo

Genetics

Researchers discover genes that shape human brain surface

The surface of our brain, the cortex, is folded into an intricate pattern of bumps (gyri) and grooves (sulci). While individual differences in this pattern have been linked to brain disorders and cognitive performance, very ...

Neuroscience

Older-looking brains linked to lower birth weight and genes

In brain scans of almost 1500 people throughout Europe, researchers of the Lifebrain consortium found that people with "older-looking" brains had both lower birth weight and genes for smaller brains, compared with those with ...

Neuroscience

New research sheds light on the brain's GPS system

Grid cells are the brain's GPS system. But do they use brain waves to gather information about speed and direction? Researchers at the University of Oslo resolved the question.

Psychology & Psychiatry

A fraction of a second is all you need to feel the music

The brain does not necessarily perceive the sounds in music simultaneously as they are being played. New research sheds light on musicians' implicit knowledge of sound and timing.

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