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A newly discovered pathway in the brain helps us recognise fearful expressions
In a nutshell: Researchers have found a brain pathway that quickly transmits visual information, helping to settle a debate about its existence in humans. Read more
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When vision is affected by eye damage, the brain can create its own imagery
In a nutshell: A subset of people with age-related eye diseases develop hallucinations because their brains overreact to images in their peripheral vision. Read more
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Our attention can jump between visible and invisible objects
In a nutshell: The discovery that we can focus our attention on invisible things is helping us understand the relationship between attention and consciousness. Read more
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Could K-cells save your life?
In a nutshell: Our ability to respond quickly to imminent physical danger could be due to a small group of brain cells known as K-cells. Read more
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How hearing helps you see
In a nutshell: One-way connections between the parts of the brain involved in hearing and seeing help the brain to quickly react to new sensory information. Read more
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Disrupted connectivity between brain areas may explain the development of schizophrenia
In a nutshell: Some highly interconnected areas of the brain are more vulnerable to disruption than others, which could explain how disorders such as schizophrenia develop. Read more
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Healthy people who have psychotic-like experiences also have decreased brain connectivity
In a nutshell: Researchers have discovered a link between psychotic-like experiences in otherwise healthy individuals and disruption to their brain connectivity – which could be used to identify people at high risk of developing schizophrenia. Read more
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Research on a syndrome caused by a DNA deletion offers clues to the emergence of schizophrenia
In a nutshell: Brain-mapping studies of a syndrome that increases the risk of developing schizophrenia can help researchers to understand the brain changes leading to the emergence of this psychiatric disorder. Read more
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You can memorise faces in a single glance without trying
In a nutshell: New research shows that we create detailed memories of faces in a single glance without trying. Surprisingly, trying to recall them doesn't improve our memory very much. Read more
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Using physics to understand the ‘music’ of the brain
In a nutshell: A physics-based approach successfully explains mysterious oscillations in brain activity that are like the notes produced by a musical instrument. Read more
