Tag: brain
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Wag the tail…
Even though dogs gaze into man's eyes, dog brains may not process faces as human brains do. A new study suggests that the canine visual system is organized differently: the face network found in primates may not extend to all mammals. (1) Stupid humans. Believing all others see the world as they do. But dogs…
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Memories. Ephemeral. Have you forgotten?
Findings from genetically diverse mice challenge long-held assumptions about how the brain is able to briefly hold onto important information. In a paper in Cell, the researchers present evidence that working memory isn't neatly confined to one brain area, but requires the synchronous activity of at least two. The findings challenge long-held assumptions that working…
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Prison. Happy faces. Memories.
Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to researchers who found that insomnia patients with psychiatric disorders experienced reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep and less daytime sleepiness when sleeping with a weighted chain blanket. (1) Encaged into this cosmos. Surrounded by memories. Enclosed into experience. We like our…
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Damaged brains…
Researchers have identified specific sub-populations of brain cells in the prefrontal cortex, a key part of the brain that regulates social behavior, that are required for normal sociability in adulthood and are profoundly vulnerable to juvenile social isolation in mice. (1) Damaged brain. Making us distance ourselves. Undamaged brain. Making us speak with others. Afraid…
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Raise your hand!
Scientists show that it is possible to distinguish between left-handed and right-handed people by noninvasively monitoring just their brain activity during passive tactile stimulation. These results are key in haptic research (the study of sensory systems) and have various important implications for brain-computer interfaces, augmented reality, and even artificial intelligence. (1) Raise your hand. Clap.…
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