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Some neurons respond to singing but not other music

Mar 17, 2022 by

Some neurons respond to singing but not other music

Neuroscientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that light up when we hear singing, but not other types of music. The neurons, which are in the auditory cortex, appear to...

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Brain activity patterns emerge during musical analysis

Jan 20, 2022 by

Brain activity patterns emerge during musical analysis

Researchers at the University of Tokyo used MRIs to look at the brains of secondary students during musical observation and found that students who had trained to play music from a young age had stronger activity in the areas...

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Flickering screens may help kids with reading and writing difficulties...

Oct 28, 2021 by

Flickering screens may help kids with reading and writing difficulties

A new Swedish-Norwegian study has found that children with reading and writing difficulties who are presented with text on screens with flickering white noise both read better and remember what they have read better....

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Office air quality may affect employees’ cognition and productivity...

Oct 21, 2021 by

Office air quality may affect employees’ cognition and productivity

New research led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees’ cognitive function. The skills affected include response times, focus and productivity....

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Using the internet in retirement boosts cognitive function

Oct 19, 2021 by

Using the internet in retirement boosts cognitive function

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Words and sounds processed separately but simultaneously in brain...

Sep 28, 2021 by

Words and sounds processed separately but simultaneously in brain

Neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in our brains that processes the sounds of language. The new research indicates that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel. This contradicts the theory that our brains process acoustic information and then...

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Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language in boys...

Aug 12, 2021 by

Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language in boys

A new study from the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry found that infant boys with a higher composition of a particular gut microbiota show enhanced neurodevelopment....

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