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Dogs learn about word boundaries the same way human infants learn about them
Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd Un...
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Scientists identify the cause of Alzheimer’s progression in the brain
For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease and found that it develops
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Virtual 3D Fly Brain
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Why do placebos work? Scientists identify key brain pathway
Study finds opposite impacts on brainstem of placebo and “nocebo” effects
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Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again
A former science teacher who’s been blind for 16 years became able to see letters, discern objects’ edges — and even play a Maggie Simpson video game.
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How the brain navigates cities
An MIT study suggests our brains are not optimized to calculate the shortest possible route when navigating on foot. Instead, pedestrians use vector-based navigation, choosing “pointiest” paths that p...
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Neuroscientists roll out first comprehensive atlas of brain cells
Researchers funded by the federal BRAIN Initiative have mapped all the cell types — more than a hundred — in the motor cortex of the brain
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Neuroscientists Claim to Have Pinpointed The Brain States Unique to ‘Team Flow’
At some point in life, you have probably enjoyed a ‘flow’ state – when you’re so intensely focused on a task or activity, you experience a strong sense of control, a reduced awareness of your environm...
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Can migraines be untangled by new medical thinking?
Dr Peter Goadsby’s pioneering work has changed our understanding of migraines. Eva Wiseman, who has endured them since she was a child, hears how he found his way to the source of the pain – and what ...
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Neuroscientists roll out first comprehensive atlas of brain cells: BRAIN initiative consortium takes census of motor cortex cells in mice, marmoset and humans
While researchers have discovered numerous cell types in the brain, this atlas of all cell types in one area -- the primary motor cortex -- is the first comprehensive list and a starting point for tra...
