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November 19, 2017

Brain Is Strobing Not Constant: Study

What Grosses Out a Chimpanzee?

Paraplegic Rats Walk Again, Regain Feeling

What Kids Look at Is Shaped by Genetics

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Neurobiology: Fixated on Food?

Nov. 16, 2017 — Contrast has an impact on the optokinetic reflex, which enables us to clearly perceive the landscape from a moving train. Researchers have now shown that visual features that ... read more

Consuming Nuts Strengthens Brainwave Function

Nov. 15, 2017 — A new study has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other key ... read more

Punctuation in Text Messages Helps Replace Cues Found in Face-to-Face Conversations

Nov. 14, 2017 — Emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages aren't sloppy or a sign that written language is going down the tubes -- these ... read more

How Emotions Influence Our Internal Clock

Nov. 14, 2017 — Just how it works is not known, but human beings have an internal clock which enables us to perceive and estimate periods of time subconsciously. A research team has demonstrated that this mental ... read more

Quick! What's That Smell? Mammal Brains Identify Type of Scent Faster Than Once Thought

Nov. 14, 2017 — It takes less than one-tenth of a second -- a fraction of the time previously thought -- for the sense of smell to distinguish between one odor and ... read more

Visual Intelligence Is Not the Same as IQ

Nov. 8, 2017 — The first study of individual variation in visual ability has shown that there is a broad range of differences in people's capability for recognizing and remembering novel ... read more

Bear or Chipmunk? Engineer Finds How Brain Encodes Sounds

Nov. 8, 2017 — When you are out in the woods and hear a cracking sound, your brain needs to process quickly whether the sound is coming from, say, a bear or a chipmunk. A biomedical ... read more

'Bursts' of Beta Waves, Not Sustained Rhythms, Filter Sensory Processing in Brain

Nov. 8, 2017 — Scientists have found that people and mice alike use brief bursts of beta brainwaves, rather than sustained rhythms, to ... read more

Neuroscientists Identify Source of Early Brain Activity

Nov. 7, 2017 — A new study neuroscientists is the first to identify a mechanism that could explain an early link between sound input and cognitive function, often called the 'Mozart ... read more

Blame Tired Brain Cells for Mental Lapses After Poor Sleep

Nov. 6, 2017 — A new study is the first to reveal how sleep deprivation disrupts brain cells' ability to communicate with each other, leading to mental lapses that affect memory and visual ... read more