The basic mechanisms of visual attention emerged over 500 million years ago, study suggests

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

7 Tesla MRI reveals how the human brain anticipates and regulates the body's needs

Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers ...

3D atlas merges brain dissection and imaging for detailed white matter mapping

BraDiPho (Brain Dissection Photogrammetry) is an innovative tool for the study of white matter connections in the human brain. The realistic map was developed by a group of researchers from the ...
New York Post

Conservatives and liberals have different brain structures — here’s how

Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...
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New Tool Merges Ex-Vivo and In-Vivo Brain Data for White Matter Research

BraDiPho is an innovative tool for the study of white matter connections in the human brain. A realistic map developed by a ...
Scientific American

Scientists Identify a Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness

Neuroscientists have observed for the first time how structures deep in the brain are activated when the brain becomes aware of its own thoughts, known as conscious perception. The brain is constantly ...
Knowridge Science Report

Study finds a new cause of depression in the brain

It causes a wide range of symptoms, including extreme tiredness, trouble sleeping, loss of interest in daily activities, and ...
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Study reveals that the basic mechanisms of visual attention emerged over 500 million years ago

The superior colliculus, an ancestral brain structure, performs visual computations once thought to be exclusive to the cortex. The study combines a ...