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Study unearths new coding mechanism that transfers information from percep
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Neuroscientists have long been perplexed by how the brain encodes information pertaining to our memories which are rich in detail as we can vividly recall the colour of our home, the layout of our kitchen, or the front of our favourite cafe
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Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming
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A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.
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Study gives more insight into conscious experience that resides in brain
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
One unusual problem that more than a quarter of stroke sufferers have is the loss of conscious awareness for half of what their eyes see.
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Study finds that children learn more quickly than adults
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
If you've ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were "smarter" than you or at least capable of picking up new information and skills faster, a new study in Current Biology on November 15 suggests you're absolutely right.
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Researchers discover dogs' sense of smell connects to vision
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): Researchers from Cornell University have revealed the first evidence that dogs' sense of smell is connected with their vision and other distinctive regions of the brain. It reveals fresh information about how dogs perceive and move across space.
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Research finds neuroscientists discovered new factors that contribute to e
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 13 (ANI): A group of neuroscientists revealed that the size of our primary visual cortex and the quantity of brain tissue allocated to processing visual information at specific points in visual space can predict how well we can see. The study reveals a new link between br
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Visuals increase attention, scientists explain why
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): Scientists report that norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the visual cortex.
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Study finds visuals boost attention in humans
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 19 (ANI): According to a study by the University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio, norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the visual cortex.
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Study reveals how efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 19 (ANI): A KAIST team's mathematical modelling has revealed that efficient brain circuitry develops spontaneously by showing that the topographic tiling of cortical maps originates from bottom-up projections from the periphery.
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Brain implants might soon help restore rudimentary vision for blind people
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 6 (ANI): Restoring vision for visually impaired people might soon be a reality with the help of brain implants, due to recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), which were published in the journal Science.
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Study focuses on restoring rudimentary form of vision in the blind
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 4 (ANI): Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) show that newly developed high-resolution implants in the visual cortex make it
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