To the brain, Esperanto and Klingon appear the same as English or Mandarin
A new study from MIT finds natural and invented languages elicit similar responses in the brain’s language-processing network.
Dessert stomach identified in the brain
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute discovered that nerve cells that tell to mice they are full also make them crave sweets.
Unlocking the entrepreneurial brain: New perspectives on cognitive flexibility
Researchers at the University of Liège in Belgium reveal how habitual entrepreneurs’ enhanced grey matter in the left insula supports their cognitive flexibility.
Pupil size in sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved
Cornell University scientists discovered that fluctuating pupil size in mice assists the brain in organising recent and longstanding memories.
New insights into brain mechanisms underlying empathy
A research team from the Italian Institute of Technology has uncovered a key brain mechanism that modulates how animals react to others’ emotions.
Printed e-tattoo ink-credible at reading brainwaves
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin in the United States have created hair-friendly printed e-tattoos enabling simpler, continuous brainwave monitoring.
Learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns
Scientists at the University of Rochester in the United States trained volunteers to categorise new objects using only direct feedback on their brain activity.
The heart has its own ‘brain’
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have uncovered a complex neuronal network within the heart, revealing potential treatment strategies for cardiac disorders.
Saying goodbye to traumatic memories: astrocytic manipulation of the fate of memory
Researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University have discovered that manipulating brain astrocytes can determine whether memories are retained or forgotten.
Other body parts form memories, not just the brain
New York University study shows kidney and nerve tissue cells learn and make memories in ways similar to neurons