One of the most effective means of investigating and understanding autism is eye tracking. Participants are shown photos or videos, and computer software records where their gaze rests. Autistic individuals are more likely ...
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Findings from a novel study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, suggest that using a specialized diffusion weighted MRI scan to monitor the spatial pattern of individual cortical microstructural ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Is it possible to assess an individual's risk of psychosis? Identifying predictive markers is a key challenge in psychiatry. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), part of the Synapsy Center for Neuroscience and Mental ...
Jul 22, 2024
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The ability to study human neurological systems depends on having viable, accurate models of brain function. St. Jude researchers have now created a model for such research by combining thalamic cells and cortical cells derived ...
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Star-shaped glial cells, so-called astrocytes, are more than just a supporting cell of the brain. They are actively involved in learning processes and interact with nerve cells. But what exactly is it that astrocytes do?
Jul 18, 2024
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"Look for the gap!" "Move into space!" "Who's free?"
Jul 17, 2024
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Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists study the human brain.
Jul 3, 2024
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Babies blink, cry, and yawn—and a few weeks into their lives, they might smile. But do these movements mean that newborns have conscious experiences of perceiving the world around them? Or are these processes happening ...
Jun 12, 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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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology could offer companionship to lonely people amid an international epidemic of loneliness, says a robotics expert.
May 27, 2024
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