Neuroscience
Fish give insight on sound sensitivity in autism
A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder.
Nov 10, 2020
0
6
Page 7 - News tagged with neural processing
Neuroscience
Reprogramming brain cells enables flexible decision-making
Greetings without handshakes, mandatory masks in trains, sneezing into elbow crooks—the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates how important it can be for humans to shed habitual behaviors and to learn new ones. Animals, ...
Sep 16, 2020
0
128
Oncology & Cancer
Neural network can determine lung cancer severity
Computed tomography (CT) is a major diagnostic tool for assessment of lung cancer in patients. Now NIBIB-funded researchers at Stanford University have created an artificial neural network that analyzes lung CT scans to provide ...
Jun 25, 2020
0
109
Psychology & Psychiatry
Strong convictions can blind us to information that challenges them
When people are highly confident in a decision, they take in information that confirms their decision, but fail to process information which contradicts it, finds a UCL brain imaging study.
May 27, 2020
1
1149
Genetics
Lifestyle changes could delay memory problems in old age, depending on our genes
Researchers from King's College London have shown that how we respond to changes in nutrients at a molecular level plays an important role in the aging process, and this is directed by some key genetic mechanisms.
Apr 2, 2020
0
119
Neuroscience
Study: Learning influenced by visualizing an action just before performing it
We've all heard the saying: "Practice makes perfect."
Mar 5, 2020
0
173
Neuroscience
Scientists shed new light on neural processes behind our desire for revenge
New insight on the neural processes that drive a desire for revenge during conflict between groups has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Mar 3, 2020
1
468
Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence to improve resolution of brain magnetic resonance imaging
Researchers of the ICAI Group–Computational Intelligence and Image Analysis–of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed an unprecedented method that is capable of improving brain images obtained through magnetic resonance ...
Jan 17, 2020
0
10
Neuroscience
Researchers discover novel potential target for drug addiction treatment
New University of Minnesota Medical School research discovers a novel potential target for treating drug addiction through "the hidden stars of the brain."
Jan 15, 2020
0
6
Neuroscience
Child brain is not just an adult brain in a smaller size
A study at the University of Jyväskylä indicated that children's brains have special features not found in adult brains. For the brain, childhood and youth are special stages, as the neural networks are then especially ...
Dec 16, 2019
0
2
