Neuroscience
Research team reads minds to understand human tool use
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an astonishing discovery about how our brains control our hands.
May 10, 2021
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News tagged with visual information
Neuroscience
Brain regions involved in vision also encode how to hold tools
Visual brain areas involved in processing hands also encode information about the correct way to hold tools, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
May 10, 2021
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Neuroscience
Depression affects visual perception
Researchers specializing in psychiatry and psychology at the University of Helsinki investigated the effects of depression on visual perception. The study confirmed that the processing of visual information is altered in ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Evidence shows how the human brain may tap into visual cues when lacking a sense of touch
Researchers at the University of Chicago, the University of Birmingham, and Bournemouth University have uncovered evidence that physical embodiment can occur without the sense of touch, thanks to a study involving two participants ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, reports a drug—an estrogen receptor ligand called indazole chloride (IndCl)—has the potential to improve vision in patients with multiple ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
A study reveals that the brain distributes sensory information highly efficiently
It has sometimes been suggested that humans use a tiny fraction of their brains. But, is this statement true? The authors of a study published on 20 January in the journal Nature Communications answer this question using ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Scientists solve long-standing mystery by a whisker
When we step on the car brake upon seeing a red traffic light ahead, a sequence of events unfolds in the brain at lightning speed.
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
A biological strategy reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously
Researchers have explained how the regularly structured topographic maps in the visual cortex of the brain could arise spontaneously to efficiently process visual information. This research provides a new framework for understanding ...
Jan 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
What happens when your brain can't tell which way is up or down?
What feels like up may actually be some other direction depending on how our brains process our orientation, according to psychology researchers at York University's Faculty of Health.
Jan 7, 2021
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Surgery
Bio-inspired endoscope provides 3-D visible and near-infrared images simultaneously
Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired medical endoscope that can acquire 3-D visible light and near-infrared fluorescence images at the same time. It features an optical design that combines the high-resolution 3-D ...
Dec 22, 2020
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