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View ArticleA Mouse’s View of the World, As Seen Through Its Whiskers
Researchers have successfully recreated the whisker map a mouse creates of its surroundings to help it navigate the world, catch food and avoid predators.
View ArticleMice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally
Researchers find brain areas associated with pain and empathy may be involved in the social transfer of pain in mice.
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Researchers shed light on thermoregulation by disabling parts of rat brains and observing their choice of a comfortable environmental temperature. The findings could provide new understanding of...
View ArticleTouching Helps Build the Sexual Brain
While it is widely believed social cues can accelerate puberty, previous studies have found it difficult to clearly identify the most crucial signals responsible for the change. A new study in PLOS...
View ArticleAdvanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain
Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways....
View ArticleLending Late Neurons a Helping Hand
Delayed neural migration in fetuses may cause behavioral disorders similar to autism, researchers report.
View ArticleMapping Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design
Mapping brain activity of able body people traversing different terrains on a treadmill may lead to the development of better prosthetics, U of H researchers report.
View ArticleDiscovery Deepens Understanding of Brain’s Sensory Circuitry
Researchers have identified a new set of matching barrel structures two layers deeper in the cortex than whisker barrels.
View ArticleThe Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland
A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.
View ArticleHow Babies’ Brains Process Touch Builds Foundations for Learning
University of Washington researchers report activity in the somatosensory cortex for both felt and observed touch demonstrates 7 month old babies can make a basic connection between self and others.
View ArticleBrain Structure Linked to Symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome
A new study implicates structural changes in the somatosensory cortex as a cause of restless leg syndrome.
View ArticleThe Neuroscience of Prosocial Behavior
A new study reveals the role the somatosensory cortex plays in prosocial behavior.
View ArticlePucker Up Baby! Lips Take Center Stage in Infants’ Brains
At 60 days old, the infant brain shows greater neurological activity associated with the lips than any other part of the body, a new study reveals.
View ArticleSci-Fi Fans Enthusiastic For Digitizing the Brain
Researchers report science fiction fans are positive about the potential to upload consciousness, neurotech and digitizing the brain.
View ArticleHow LSD Changes Perception
Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that govern cognitive processes, while increasing connectivity in brain networks associated with sensory...
View ArticleStimulating the Brain to Treat Chronic Pain
A new study reports transcranial alternating current stimulation could help treat chronic back pain. Researchers report tACs enhances alpha oscillations in the somatosensory cortex, reducing pain...
View ArticleSleep Loss Heightens Pain Sensitivity and Dulls Brain’s Painkilling Response
Researchers report sleep deprivation intensifies and prolongs pain.
View ArticleHow the Brain Responds to Texture
A new study reports neurons in the somatosensory cortex respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high dimensional representation of texture in the brain. The findings could help...
View ArticleUnexpected Place for Learning and Memory in the Brain
A new study reveals the somatosensory cortex plays a complex role in memory and reward learning.
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