Imagine trying to focus on a friend's voice at a noisy party, or blocking out the phone conversation of the person sitting next to you on the bus while you try to read. Both of these tasks require your brain to somehow suppress ...
Jun 12, 2019
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The neural 'time windows' in certain small brain areas contribute to the complex cognitive symptoms of autism, new research suggests. In a brain imaging study of adults, the severity of autistic symptoms was linked to how ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Severe and persistent disability often undermines the life-saving benefits of cancer treatment. Pain and fatigue—together with sensory, motor, and cognitive disorders—are chief among the constellation of side effects ...
Jan 8, 2022
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New research could lead to a better understanding of how the brain works in people with autism.
Feb 2, 2015
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(Medical Xpress) -- Consciousness is a selective process that allows only a part of the sensory input to reach awareness. But up to today it has yet to be clarified which areas of the brain are responsible for the content ...
Jun 13, 2012
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People with intermittent explosive disorder (IED), or impulsive aggression, have a weakened connection between regions of the brain associated with sensory input, language processing and social interaction.
Jul 6, 2016
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Scientists have discovered that even a mild case of COVID-19 might inflict damage on your brain.
Mar 7, 2022
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In the quest to understand how the brain turns sensory input into behavior, Harvard scientists have crossed a major threshold. Using precisely-targeted lasers, researchers have been able to take over an animal's brain, instruct ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a new pathway that appears to play a major role in information processing in the brain. Their research also offers insight into how imbalances in this pathway ...
Nov 9, 2012
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Sensory stimulation during a critical period soon after birth is essential for establishing networks in the brain that "map" sensations and enable the development of normal behaviors, according to a new study by Weill Cornell ...
Aug 8, 2018
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