Psychology & Psychiatry
New clues about autism subtypes
Two groundbreaking studies at the UC Davis MIND Institute provide clues about possible types of autism linked to brain structure, including size and white matter growth.
Dec 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds brains work harder while processing descriptions of motion in other languages
We all run from a burning building the same way—fast!—but how we describe it depends on the language we speak. In some languages, we might flee, race, or bolt, while in others we might just exit or leave the building ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Video: Human brain scan
This colorful brain scan is a 3-D model created by tractography, which uses data collected with diffusion weighted MRI to map the brain's white matter. Each line represents a bundle of nerve fibers wrapped in a myelin sheaths, ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Exploring prediction errors that can influence human perceptions of time
Humans can sometimes perceive the passing of time differently, for instance, feeling as though an hour passed very quickly or that a few minutes went by extremely slowly. This suggests that the human perception of time is ...
Neuroscience
New model of human brain 'conversations' could inform research on brain disease, cognition
A team of Indiana University neuroscientists has built a new model of human brain networks that sheds light on how the brain functions.
Sep 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Constructing odor objects in the brain
A research team led by Hokto Kazama at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan has combined brain imaging and models of brain activity to explain how smells can be generalized into categories. The team examined ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Health
DIY device for monitoring sleep patterns
Audrey Duarte has spent most of her research career as a professor with the School of Psychology studying memory and aging. "It's really my bread and butter," Duarte says.
Aug 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain scientists can't find major differences between women's and men's brains, despite over a century of searching
People have searched for sex differences in human brains since at least the 19th century, when scientist Samuel George Morton poured seeds and lead shot into human skulls to measure their volumes. Gustave Le Bon found men's ...
Aug 7, 2020
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Health
Four reasons why some people become 'super smellers' – from pregnancy to genetic differences
Do certain smells make you feel uncomfortable, even nauseous? Or is your nose so good that you can detect even the subtlest aromas in your favourite wine? Perhaps certain smells evoke negative or positive feelings? If you ...
Aug 6, 2020
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Research finds male and female capuchin monkeys show visible differences in brain structures
Male and female capuchin monkeys don't just behave differently—their brains look different too. According to a new study published by a team of researchers from Georgia State University, Harvard University, and Trinity ...
Jul 3, 2020
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