Tag: BRAIN
A new way to learn about learning
As a baby listens to her parents talk, her brain somehow sorts the sounds into specific sound categories. This happens even though mom and...
Pig brains kept alive outside body for hours after death
In a challenge to the idea that brain death is final, researchers have revived the disembodied brains of pigs four hours after the animals...
New technique tracks brain function 60 times faster than traditional fMRI
The human brain functions rapidly enough that even upon being exposed to stimuli, neurons are activated, prompting subconscious reactions and, a fraction of a...
Mindreading neurons simulate decisions of social partners
A previously unknown type of neuron has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge, that actively and spontaneously simulates mental decision processes...
We transition between at least 19 different brain phases when sleeping, study
Before the 1950's, scientists used to believe that as people drifted off to sleep, their brains and bodies would go into shutdown mode, entering...
How the brain perceives time
By social contract, we agree to coordinate our own activities according to clock time. Nevertheless, your brain does not perceive the duration in time...
Some humans can sense Earth’s magnetic field, suggests study
Magnetoreception, the perception of the geomagnetic field, is a sensory modality well-established across all major groups of vertebrates and some invertebrates, but its presence...
Scientists discover taste center in the human brain
The sense of taste affords an animal the ability to evaluate what it eats and drinks. At the most basic level, this evaluation is...
Forgetting requires more brain power than remembering
Memories are not static. They are dynamic constructions of the brain that regularly get updated, modified and reorganized through experience. The brain is constantly...
