Study looks at how we split our attention
From the McGill University press release: Imagine you’re a hockey goalie, and two opposing players are breaking in alone on you, passing the puck back and forth. You’re aware of the linesman skating in on…
Study suggests perception of authenticity of artwork can change brain’s response to it
From the Oxford University press release: Being told that a work of art is authentic or fake alters the brain’s response to the visual content of artwork, Oxford University academics have found. Fourteen participants were…
Study links smaller cortexes to higher risk for early Alzheimer’s
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via MedicalXpress: New research suggests that, in people who don’t currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain’s cortex may be more likely to…
Study demonstrates crucial advances in ‘brain reading’
From the UCLA press release: At UCLA’s Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity. They then employ computerized machine learning…
Study suggests babies remember even as they seem to forget
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Fifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of “object permanence” – the psychological term that describes…
Study examines how pregnancy changes the brain
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We know a lot about the links between a pregnant mother’s health, behavior, and moods and her baby’s cognitive and psychological development once it is born. But…
Study connects anxious tendencies to less threat sensitivity
From the AFTAU press release: Anxious people have long been classified as “hypersensitive” — they’re thought to be more fearful and feel threatened more easily than their counterparts. But new research from Tel Aviv University…
Researchers discover how the brain merges sights and sounds
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: In order to get a better picture of our surroundings, the brain has to integrate information from different senses, but how does it know which signals to combine? New research…
Study identifies factor that determines capacity of short-term memory
From the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology press release via ScienceDirect: Short-term memory plays a crucial role in how our consciousness operates. Several years ago a hypothesis has been formulated, according to which capacity of…
Study suggests magnetic stimulation of brain may help some stroke patients recover
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Imagine waking up and being unable to see or recognize anything on the left side of your body. This condition, called hemispatial neglect, is common after a…