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How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain
Researchers use novel microscope to reveal how neuron activity changes through repeated training.
Brain Food: A New Link Between Diet and Brain Health
New research has highlighted a 'profound' link between dietary choices and brain health.
Eye-Opener: Pupils Enlarge When People Focus on Tasks
New study shows how eye sensitivity correlates with working memory.
New Insights Into How the Brain Regulates Emotions
New study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain.
One-Size-Fits-All Brain-Controlled Gaming
New research on brain-computer interfaces to help improve the lives of people with motor disabilities.
A New Link Between Movement and Developmental Language Disorder
A part of the brain associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments.
Brain Mechanism Found to Determine Which Memories Last
Which memories are tagged as important enough to linger in the brain until sleep makes them permanent?
How a Walk in Nature Restores Attention
Time spent in nature is good for the heart and soul, new research shows that it is good for your brain, too.
AI Helps Explain Human Memory and Imagination
Advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, re-live old experiences and construct totally new experiences for imagination and planning.
Surprise! — How the Brain Learns to Deal with the Unexpected
For children, the world is full of surprises. Adults, on the other hand, are much more difficult to surprise. And there are complex processes behind this apparently straightforward state of affairs. Researchers at the University of Basel have been using mice to decode how reactions to the unexpected develop in the growing brain.
Gut-Brain Connection: How Hunger Effects Decision Making
How a hunger hormone in the gut can directly impact the brain and influence activity.
What an Animated Taco Reveals About Curiosity and Patience
New research shows how curiosity can prioritize the journey over the outcome.