From the University of Pennsylvania press release: When a person views a familiar image, even having seen it just once before for a few seconds, something unique happens in the… Read more »
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: In quiet moments, the brain likes to wander — to the events of tomorrow, an unpaid bill, an upcoming vacation. Despite little external… Read more »
From the Cell Press press release: The question of why we dream is a divisive topic within the scientific community: it’s hard to prove concretely why dreams occur and the… Read more »
From the Oregon Health & Science University press release: Scientists have for the first time revealed the structure surrounding important receptors in the brain’s hippocampus, the seat of memory and… Read more »
From the Dartmouth College press release: As we move through the world, what we see is seamlessly integrated with our memory of the broader spatial environment. How does the brain… Read more »
From the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience – KNAW press release: Curiosity is the motivational drive for exploring and investigating the unknown and making new discoveries. It is as essential and… Read more »
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: New research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests a link between psychosis and a genetic change that affects the brain’s immune system. The study… Read more »
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: To understand the world, we arrange individual objects, people, and events into different categories or concepts. Concepts… Read more »
From the Princeton University press release: In 1890, psychologist William James described attention as the spotlight we shine not only on the world around us, but also on the contents… Read more »
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: When we watch a mime seemingly pull rope, climb steps or try to escape that infernal box, we don’t struggle to recognize the… Read more »
