A collaborative study reveals that the cerebellar nuclei play a crucial role in associative learning, challenging previous beliefs that focused on the cerebellar cortex. Through…
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Signals captured with fMRI from a rat brain, viewed on top of an anatomical image of the animal. Contralateral areas colored in red activate together…
The researchers believe that this discovery has wide-ranging implications for both neuroscience and artificial intelligence. The brain uses data compression while making decisions. If you…
How does the brain suppress the urge to act, such as waiting for the starter pistol to leap out of the starter blocks? Suppressing the…
A new study challenges prevalent theories about human capacity to solve complex problems and how certain mental disorders influence it. How good are people at…
Newly Discovered Neural Network Gets Visual and Motor Circuits in Sync A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D…
Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae.…
The sound of an accelerating heartbeat can instantly send chills down your spine. You know that sound means trouble. We are so accustomed to the…
Visceral fat supports various fundamental functions. However, when it is too abundant, it produces unhealthy levels of proteins and hormones that negatively affect neighboring tissues…
Mania Graphic. Credit: Diogo Matias Identifying the brain circuits affected in these “lesional” cases of mania, in addition to contributing to understanding the underlying mechanisms,…
What would you do if the person standing next to you would suddenly scream and run away? Would you be able to carry on calmly…
Time holds the key to the explanation of Weber’s law. For centuries, the mental world of the mind and the physical world were treated as…