Visual cortex uses information from ears too
Researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Glasgow have discovered that the visual cortex uses information from what you hear, as well as what you see....
read moreMusical aptitude affected by genes
New research published in “Molecular Psychiatry” indicates that multiple regions in the human genome are linked to musical aptitude....
read moreMusic and language linked in brains of jazz musicians
A study of male jazz musicians found that while they improved, their brain’s syntax and language processing regions were activated. It’s as if the musicians (who are “trading fours” as it’s called) are speaking and processing what they’ve heard,...
read moreGender of speaker affects how the listener processing language...
Scientists from the University of Kansas found that the gender of the person speaking affected how quickly the listener identified the words grammatically....
read moreKetamine (an anesthetic) can negatively impact children’s cognitive skills...
Often used as a pediatric anesthesia, Ketamine can adversely affect the brains of children under 3, especially if it’s a long surgery or multiple surgeries. Specifically, it harms learning and memory, as well as behavior....
read moreResearch finds biological basis for Sensory Processing Disorder...
New research from UC San Francisco has shown that children with sensory processing disorders (SPD) have difference in brain structure, setting SPD apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders. The researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to detect abnormal white matter tracts...
read moreHow visual attention affects the brain
A new study demonstrates that attention increases the efficiency of signaling into the cerebral cortex and boosts the ratio of signal over noise....
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