Study: When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTop down predictions during natural sequences. Your expectations determine what you ultimately 'see,' based on prior knowledge. Credit: Eline Feenstra—

Updated on: January 10,2024

Study: When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTop down predictions during natural sequences. Your expectations determine what you ultimately 'see,' based on prior knowledge. Credit: Eline Feenstra—

Updated on:January 10,2024

Children as young as 3 to 5 recognize broken promises

byDuke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to broken promises, children as young as three to five recognize that some excuses are better than others. It turns out children

Updated on: January 21,2024

Children as young as 3 to 5 recognize broken promises

byDuke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to broken promises, children as young as three to five recognize that some excuses are better than others. It turns out children

Updated on:January 21,2024

Analgesic effects of VR distraction and mindfulness scenes associated with different electroencephalography signatures

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVirtual reality (VR) can be used to modify patients' experience of pain. However, the current understanding of wha

Updated on: January 06,2024

Analgesic effects of VR distraction and mindfulness scenes associated with different electroencephalography signatures

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVirtual reality (VR) can be used to modify patients' experience of pain. However, the current understanding of wha

Updated on:January 06,2024

Researchers discover a protein that stimulates optic nerve regeneration

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image on the left (A) shows four optic nerves that have been crushed. Live nerve tissue glows green in this image, while damaged nerve tissue is dark.

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers discover a protein that stimulates optic nerve regeneration

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutThe image on the left (A) shows four optic nerves that have been crushed. Live nerve tissue glows green in this image, while damaged nerve tissue is dark.

Updated on:March 28,2024

Why these six plant-based foods have brain-boosting benefits

by India Glyde,University of WollongongCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals Queen Garnet plums, elderberries and more have antioxidants that could protect your brain from illnes

Updated on: December 31,2024

Why these six plant-based foods have brain-boosting benefits

by India Glyde,University of WollongongCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals Queen Garnet plums, elderberries and more have antioxidants that could protect your brain from illnes

Updated on:December 31,2024

How climate change could be affecting your brain

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging—how global warming is impacting the human brain.In a paper published today

Updated on: January 10,2024

How climate change could be affecting your brain

byUniversity of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging—how global warming is impacting the human brain.In a paper published today

Updated on:January 10,2024

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning

by Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyLooking at an ultrasound image, Shin points to a region of the brain showing strong microbubble activity from a nerve stimulati

Updated on: May 14,2024

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning

by Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyLooking at an ultrasound image, Shin points to a region of the brain showing strong microbubble activity from a nerve stimulati

Updated on:May 14,2024

Novel tissue-derived brain organoids could revolutionize brain research

byPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyAn image of a whole human fetal brain organoid. Stem cells are marked by SOX2 (grey) and neuronal cells (TUJ1) are color coded from pink to yellow

Updated on: January 09,2024

Novel tissue-derived brain organoids could revolutionize brain research

byPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyAn image of a whole human fetal brain organoid. Stem cells are marked by SOX2 (grey) and neuronal cells (TUJ1) are color coded from pink to yellow

Updated on:January 09,2024

New computer tools can reconstruct 3D brain from biobank photos

byeLifeExamples of inputs and outputs from the MADRC dataset. Credit:(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91398.1Researchers have developed a suite of free tools for analyzing vast amounts of brain

Updated on: January 02,2024

New computer tools can reconstruct 3D brain from biobank photos

byeLifeExamples of inputs and outputs from the MADRC dataset. Credit:(2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.91398.1Researchers have developed a suite of free tools for analyzing vast amounts of brain

Updated on:January 02,2024

Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, large study confirms

by Steven Lee,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioLocked-in state named Conrad Syndrome after San Antonio survivor. Credit: University of Texas Health Science Center at San A

Updated on: June 26,2024

Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, large study confirms

by Steven Lee,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioLocked-in state named Conrad Syndrome after San Antonio survivor. Credit: University of Texas Health Science Center at San A

Updated on:June 26,2024

For epilepsy, yoga may be good for your mind

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with epilepsy, doing yoga may help reduce feelings of stigma about the disease along with reducing seizure frequency an

Updated on: January 10,2024

For epilepsy, yoga may be good for your mind

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor people with epilepsy, doing yoga may help reduce feelings of stigma about the disease along with reducing seizure frequency an

Updated on:January 10,2024

More parallel 'traffic' observed in human brains than in animals

by Celia Luterbacher,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneIn the mouse and macaque brains, information was sent along a single "road", while in humans, there were multiple parallel

Updated on: December 30,2023

More parallel 'traffic' observed in human brains than in animals

by Celia Luterbacher,Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneIn the mouse and macaque brains, information was sent along a single "road", while in humans, there were multiple parallel

Updated on:December 30,2023