How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are different. ..
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are different. ..
Audiology screening can be inaccessible for kids in low-resource areas. By utilizing off-the-shelf products, these scientists are trying to change that. ..
The company is vying for an edge in an increasingly crowded field that seeks to let people control machines with their minds. ..
Despite having tiny arthropod brains, spiders in a new experiment showed some complex cognitive calculations. ..
Playfulness and tickling aren’t always considered “serious” subjects, but a new study shows how they can address key questions about the brain. ..
Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. ..
Dopamine, a neurochemical often associated with reward behavior, seems to help organize precisely when the brain initiates movements. ..
Mitochondrial bundles in the retina may improve how efficiently your eye captures light. ..
While observing fearful memories take shape in the brains of fish, neuroscientists saw an unexpected level of synaptic rewiring. ..
The electrical chatter of our working memories reflects our lack of confidence about their contents. ..