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New study uncovers link between perception of time and sense of touch

The percept of time relates to the sense of touch. A new SISSA study "A sensory integration account for time perception" published in PLOS Computational Biology uncovers this connection.

11 Feb 2021

Sensitive caretaking boosts mood, neuroprotection in infants of depressed mothers

About 1 in 9 mothers suffers from maternal depression, which can affect the mother-infant bond as well as infant development.

10 Feb 2021

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

Neurons are the primary cells of the nervous system, and the signals that are transmitted between them are responsible for all our actions and our cognitive ability.

9 Feb 2021

Traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to changes in key brain structures

A new study from University of Alberta researchers has shown that traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to tiny changes in key brain structures that can now be identified decades later.

9 Feb 2021

Study provides key insight into the neural mechanism of attention selection in primates

This discovery was made possible by applying the research method for the comparison of the brain activity between monkeys and humans to artificial neural networks.

9 Feb 2021

Study shows how the brain quickly adjusts to group opinions

Scientists at HSE University have learned that disagreeing with the opinion of other people leaves a 'trace' in brain activity, which allows the brain to later adjust its opinion in favor of the majority-held point of view.

8 Feb 2021

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

Kessler Foundation researchers have received support from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to conduct an investigator-initiated study on the effects of ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) on cognitive fatigue in individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).

8 Feb 2021

Study implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis in the development of ASDs

A new study of autism risk genes by UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley scientists implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis - a process in which specialized "progenitor" cells give rise to new brain cells - in the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

8 Feb 2021

Caffeine exposure in utero can cause structural brain alterations in children

New research finds caffeine consumed during pregnancy can change important brain pathways that could lead to behavioral problems later in life.

8 Feb 2021

Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation have distinct associations with developmental delay

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that in a diverse, cross-national sample of youth, physical discipline and cognitive deprivation had distinct associations with specific domains of developmental delay.

8 Feb 2021

Scientists find link between developmental coordination disorder risk and difficulties with time perception

Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a common condition that can cause clumsiness, and difficulties with time perception such as interpreting changes in rhythmic beats.

7 Feb 2021

Study uncovers the effect of media professionalization on cognitive neurodynamics

Professionalization in any field requires long-term experience and training. In the past decades, studies have demonstrated that the professionalization of athletes and artists create differences in the behavior of the brain while carrying out activities related to their area of expertise.

6 Feb 2021

Researchers propose a new method to process magnetoencephalography data

Researchers from the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience have proposed a new method to process magnetoencephalography (MEG) data, which helps find cortical activation areas with higher precision.

5 Feb 2021

Emory MVA COVID-19 vaccine proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys

Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys.

4 Feb 2021

Songbird system may provide new treatment options for children with autism

Inactivating a gene in young songbirds that are closely linked with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevents the birds from forming memories necessary to accurately reproduce their fathers' songs, a new study led by UT Southwestern shows.

4 Feb 2021

Study may help explain how pain decreases working memory

How do the normal pains of everyday life, such as headaches and backaches, influence our ability to think? Recent studies suggest that healthy individuals in pain also show deficits in working memory or the cognitive process of holding and manipulating information over short periods of time.

4 Feb 2021

Neuroscience News and Research

New study uncovers link between perception of time and sense of touch

Sensitive caretaking boosts mood, neuroprotection in infants of depressed mothers

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

Traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to changes in key brain structures

Study provides key insight into the neural mechanism of attention selection in primates

Study shows how the brain quickly adjusts to group opinions

New study to examine the effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue

Study implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis in the development of ASDs

Caffeine exposure in utero can cause structural brain alterations in children

Physical discipline and cognitive deprivation have distinct associations with developmental delay

Scientists find link between developmental coordination disorder risk and difficulties with time perception

Study uncovers the effect of media professionalization on cognitive neurodynamics

Researchers propose a new method to process magnetoencephalography data

Emory MVA COVID-19 vaccine proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys

Songbird system may provide new treatment options for children with autism

Study may help explain how pain decreases working memory

Researchers define key questions to help the UK government for next biosecurity threat

Study reveals a deep digital health divide within the older population

Scientists unravel the workings of a mysterious protein implicated in movement disorders

New GPUs allow desktop PC to simulate brain models of almost unlimited size

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