Neuroscience
Eyes offer a window into the mystery of human consciousness
Since he was a kid Hal Blumenfeld has wondered about the nature of human consciousness.
Dec 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists report role for dopamine and serotonin in human perception and decision-making
Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have recorded real time changes in dopamine and serotonin levels in the human brain that are involved with perception and decision-making. These same neurochemicals also are critical ...
Oct 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Press (re)play to remember: How the brain strengthens memories during sleep
While we sleep, the brain produces particular activation patterns. When two of these patterns—slow oscillations and sleep spindles—gear into each other, previous experiences are reactivated. The stronger the reactivation, ...
May 25, 2021
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Neuroscience
Microscopic eye movements vital for 20/20 vision
Visual acuity—the ability to discern letters, numbers, and objects from a distance—is essential for many tasks, from recognizing a friend across a room to driving a car.
Feb 7, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers discover cause of rare disease
A large, international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has identified the gene that causes a rare childhood neurological disorder called PKD/IC, or "paroxysmal kinesigenic ...
Dec 16, 2011
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Neuroscience
After lifetime of blindness, newly sighted can immediately identify human locomotion
Humans are highly sensitive to the bodily movement of other people. Our ability to comprehend body language is crucial to our social thriving, providing information on emotion and behavioral predictions through subtle cues.
Oct 18, 2022
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Health
Foot study may impact design of running shoes
(Medical Xpress)—New insights into how foot muscles support the arch of the foot could spark a change in the design of running shoes, following a study led by The University of Queensland.
Feb 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not-so private eyes: Eye movements hold clues to how we make decisions
New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul—or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions.
Dec 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers find mouse and human eye movements share important similarity
In a study published today in Current Biology, Arne Meyer, John O'Keefe and Jasper Poort used a lightweight eye-tracking system composed of miniature video cameras and motion sensors to record head and eye movements in mice ...
May 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Global health researchers use human movement patterns to determine risk of malaria spreading during certain times of day
The spread of malaria is dependent on Anopheles mosquitoes that spread the disease, and it persists in places where these types of mosquitoes exist and where there are enough people to keep the parasite thriving in humans. ...
Nov 21, 2022
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