Neuroscience
Study yields new insight on how memory works
Two Veterans Affairs researchers have explored how memory is tied to the hippocampus, with findings that will expand scientists' understanding of how memory works.
Dec 26, 2018
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News tagged with eye movements
Neuroscience
Babies kicking in the womb are creating a map of their bodies
The kicks a mother feels from her unborn child may allow the baby to 'map' their own body and enable them to eventually explore their surroundings, suggests new research led by UCL in collaboration with UCLH.
Nov 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Link between what we see and how we remember 'breaks' as we get older
Forgetfulness and age-related memory lapses are a common complaint for many older adults, but what is still not understood is what causes these changes.
Oct 27, 2018
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Genetics
Genes that regulate how much we dream
Sleep is known to re-energize animals and consolidate their memories. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a mysterious stage of sleep in which animals dream, is known to play an important role in maintaining a healthy mental ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Neuroscience
Research reveals that what we see is not always what we get
Researchers are helping to explain why some people anticipate and react to fast-moving objects much quicker than others.
Aug 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
Can't get an image out of your head? Your eyes are helping to keep it there
Even though you are not aware of it, your eyes play a role in searing an image into your brain, long after you have stopped looking at it.
Feb 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
When the eyes move, the eardrums move, too
Simply moving the eyes triggers the eardrums to move too, says a new study by Duke University neuroscientists.
Jan 23, 2018
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Genetics
Twin study finds genetics affects where children look, shaping mental development
A new study co-led by Indiana University that tracked the eye movement of twins finds that genetics plays a strong role in how people attend to their environment.
Nov 9, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Eye movements reveal temporal expectation deficits in ADHD
A technique that measures tiny movements of the eyes may help scientists better understand and perhaps eventually improve assessment of ADHD, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
Sep 12, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adults more influenced by prior knowledge, beliefs than children when first viewing paintings
Adults rely more on top-down processing than children when observing paintings by van Gogh, according to a study published June 21, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Francesco Walker from the Vrije Universiteit ...
Jun 21, 2017
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