Research shows what happens in the sensory cortex when learning and recognising patterns
A study by scientists at the University of Sussex is challenging the common understanding of how mammalian brains work.
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A study by scientists at the University of Sussex is challenging the common understanding of how mammalian brains work.
Nov 12, 2020
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Researchers discovered that a specific brain region monitors food preferences as they change across thirsty and quenched states. By targeting neurons in that part of the brain, they were able to shift food choice preferences ...
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Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the University of California have uncovered the role of a polysynaptic pathway that links cholinergic neurons together. The study was recently published in Nature Communications.
Nov 3, 2020
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Imagine that you're late for work and desperately searching for your car keys. You've looked all over the house but cannot seem to find them anywhere. All of a sudden you realize your keys have been sitting right in front ...
Oct 7, 2020
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The dentate gyrus is part of the hippocampus, an area of the brain that plays a critical role in memory formation, and contains neural stem cells that develop into other cell types, such as granule cells, mossy cells, and ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Every day, people make hundreds of decisions. While most are small and inconsequential, like choosing what to eat or wear, others are more complex and involve weighing up potential costs and benefits, like deciding whether ...
Sep 21, 2020
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On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time.
Sep 14, 2020
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Stop scratching: rubbing skin activates an anti-itch pathway in the spinal cord, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci.
Sep 7, 2020
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It's probably quite easy to relate to. You're in a lecture or meeting, avidly taking notes and engaged in the topic. You're alert and aware of what's being discussed, keen to absorb as much as you can. And then, suddenly, ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have increased the complexity of neuronal cultures grown on microelectrode arrays, a key step toward more accurately reproducing the cellular composition of the human ...
Aug 7, 2020
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