Neuroscience
The yin and yang of sleep and attention
Being able to pay attention during the day relies on doing the exact opposite at night, according to University of Queensland scientists.
Jan 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
Paying attention makes touch-sensing brain cells fire rapidly and in sync
Whether we're paying attention to something we see can be discerned by monitoring the firings of specific groups of brain cells. Now, new work from Johns Hopkins shows that the same holds true for the sense of touch. The ...
Dec 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Head Start children and parents show robust gains in new intervention
An eight-week intervention involving 141 preschoolers in a Head Start program and their parents produced significant improvements in the children's behavior and brain functions supporting attention and reduced levels of parental ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Neuroscientists get yes-no answers via brain activity
(Medical Xpress)—Western researchers have used neuroimaging to read human thought via brain activity when they are conveying specific 'yes' or 'no' answers.
May 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Study offers new clue on how brain processes visual information, provides insight into neural mechanisms of attention
Ever wonder how the human brain, which is constantly bombarded with millions of pieces of visual information, can filter out what's unimportant and focus on what's most useful?
Jul 23, 2012
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Neuroscience
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Restless legs syndrome in children
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My child moves around a lot at bedtime and has trouble falling asleep. She describes "bugs" on her legs. As someone who was diagnosed with restless legs syndrome, I am wondering if children can develop restless ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information. The findings, which could provide ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Warning to adults: Children notice everything
Adults are really good at paying attention only to what you tell them to—but children don't ignore anything.
Aug 5, 2019
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Attention, please! Anticipation of touch takes focus, executive skills
Anticipation is often viewed as an emotional experience, an eager wait for something to happen.
Dec 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Video games can change your brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video games can change the brain regions responsible for attention and ...
Jun 22, 2017
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