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What do brain activity and your daily commute have in common?
In a nutshell: The brain uses well-worn pathways to transmit information when we perform simple tasks, but it creates new pathways in response to more difficult tasks. Read more
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Complex tasks reveal a weakness in newly created brain pathways
In a nutshell: Deficits in brain connectivity in people with corpus callosum dysgenesis may not be obvious when they are at rest or undertake simple tasks, but emerge only when they face complex tasks. Read more
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Brain cells across the auditory cortex respond to changes in pitch
In a nutshell: In non-human primates, different areas of the auditory cortex process information about pitch, an important aspect of animal communication. Read more
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Background emotional information can influence decision-making
In a nutshell: Participants’ performance on a conflict resolution task was faster and more accurate after they viewed a negative emotional image Read more
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A new technique for detecting electrical activity deep in the brain
In a nutshell: Electrical impedance tomography could be used to measure brain activity in previously difficult-to-access areas. Read more
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Making the effects of brain stimulation more predictable
In a nutshell: Researchers have discovered that transcranial direct current stimulation interacts with learning to affect behaviour. Read more
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Random noise can boost visual perception
In a nutshell: Although it may seem counterintuitive, our perception of low-contrast images can be improved by adding noise to the images themselves or directly to the brain. Read more
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What you pay attention to depends on your goal
In a nutshell: Attention is allocated differently to objects depending on what kind of goal they are relevant to. Read more
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Understanding SK1, a channel protein that doesn’t act like a channel protein
In a nutshell: Researchers have discovered the role of a protein in rat brain cells that does not behave as expected. Read more
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Individual responses to brain stimulation are related to two brain features
In a nutshell: Two studies reveal that the differences in how people react to transcranial direct current stimulation are related to neurochemical concentrations and brain structure. Read more
