Tag: spatial

Being near colleagues helps cross-disciplinary research on papers and patents

Ashley July 22, 2017 Comments Off

From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Want to boost collaboration among researchers? Even in an age of easy virtual communication, physical proximity increases collaborative activity among academic scholars, according… Read more »

Artists and architects think differently compared to other people

Ashley July 18, 2017 Comments Off

From the University College London press release: Architects, painters and sculptors conceive of spaces in different ways from other people and from each other, finds a new study by UCL and… Read more »

Study suggests video games can change your brain

Ashley July 11, 2017 Comments Off

From the Frontiers press release: Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video games… Read more »

A little inhibition shapes the brain’s GPS

Ashley April 20, 2017 Comments Off

From the King’s College London press release: Researchers from King’s College London have discovered a specific class of inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex which plays a key role in… Read more »