Are our senses there to provide us with the most complete representation of the world, or do they serve our survival? For a long time, the former was the dominant view in neuroscience. "Was" is the operative word here. In ...
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A new study published today urges policymakers to improve children's health care and reduce air pollution. It aims to highlight the threat posed by pollution to children's lung health.
Jun 7, 2023
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When certain settings, people, or items—a bar, a friend, a glass—are paired with alcohol, they can become conditioned cues, eliciting drinking cravings. These learned reactions are associated with alcohol use disorder ...
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The results of a new clinical trial suggest that the first drug therapy to slow the progression of nearsightedness in kids could be on the horizon.
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Severe brain injuries or head traumas in humans can lead to various stages of so-called disorders of consciousness (DoC). These are states in which consciousness is either partly or entirely absent, such as a coma; unresponsive ...
An orchestra of complex neuronal networks performs a symphonic masterpiece called vision—an exciting field for neurobiologists like Alexander Borst, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence. In his ...
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"Hindsight is 20/20," one often hears in the context of a tendency to evaluate past choices more clearly in light of new information. But the perfect "20/20" score, referring to a measure of visual acuity, acknowledges a ...
May 19, 2023
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The sensory information provided by hands facilitates the processing of visual stimuli. Before hand movements, the brain first perceives and interprets sensory information, then selects the appropriate motor plan before initiating ...
May 18, 2023
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When asked to close their eyes and imagine a sunset, most people can bring to mind an image of the sun setting on the horizon. Some people may experience more vivid details, such as vibrant colors, while others may produce ...
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An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally. Around 43 million of those people are living with blindness. While not every form of blindness can be cured, recent scientific breakthroughs have uncovered ...
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