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How Fast Can We Really Read? New Research Reveals Our Brains Process Text in a Blink
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How Fast Can We Really Read? New Research Reveals Our Brains Process Text in a Blink

Recent studies by NYU researchers show that our brains can quickly grasp the structure of short sentences flashed on a screen, detecting basic linguistic …

Oct 25, 2024 Mayur Tembhare
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Study shows simple, computationally-light model can simulate complex brain cell responses
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Study shows simple, computationally-light model can simulate complex brain cell responses

Studying how brain cells respond to signals from their neighbors can aid the understanding of cognition and development. However, experimentally measuring the brain's activity …

Apr 18, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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The art of smell: Research suggests the brain processes smell both like a painting and a symphony
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The art of smell: Research suggests the brain processes smell both like a painting and a symphony

What happens when we smell a rose? How does our brain process the essence of its fragrance? Is it like a painting -- a …

Apr 5, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Distant regions of the human brain are wired together by surprisingly few connections
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Distant regions of the human brain are wired together by surprisingly few connections

Understanding how the brain functions, particularly how information is processed during different activities, is difficult without knowing how many axons are in the brain …

Mar 25, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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‘Dancing’ laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement
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‘Dancing’ laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement

Scientists have shown in rats how several brain regions need to work together to acquire a skill and replicate it flawlessly with each rat …

Mar 16, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Open-access dataset of macaque brain published
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Open-access dataset of macaque brain published

Researchers have published a dataset that was recorded from the visual cortex of monkeys during the resting state. The dataset consists of electrophysiology data …

Mar 12, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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How a single nerve cell can multiply
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How a single nerve cell can multiply

Neurons are constantly performing complex calculations to process sensory information and infer the state of the environment. For example, to localize a sound or …

Feb 26, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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How does the brain keep track of things moving around us? A new piece of the puzzle
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How does the brain keep track of things moving around us? A new piece of the puzzle

A new study has found that hippocampal neurons in rats accurately map the position of a moving object even while the rat is stationary. …

Feb 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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How the Brain Curbs Overeating
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How the Brain Curbs Overeating

A structure known as the cerebellum acts as a brake on consumption

Feb 23, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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