Posts Tagged ‘sensory’
Smells, great and gross, reshape the brain
CALTECH (US) — Based on a new study with locusts, researchers better understand how the brain adapts to remember new and specific smells. Continue…
Monday, January 30, 2012 13:25 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Oct 21, 2010 10:16 - 5 Comments
How brain learns to act automatically
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — People who excel at a particular activity don’t necessarily excel at teaching or explaining that activity to others. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 11:52 - 3 Comments
‘Bendable’ brain adapts to what eyes see
VANDERBILT (US)—The human brain never stops adapting to its environment in a quest to formulate what the mind perceives based on what the eyes see, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2010 11:29 - 0 Comments
Now hear this: How brain localizes sound
NYU (US)—Researchers have identified a mechanism the brain uses to help process sound localization by focusing on how the brain computes the different arrival times of sound into each ear. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 7, 2010 8:34 - 0 Comments
Clever knifefish hunts by biomechanics
NORTHWESTERN (US)—The hunting strategy of a slender fish from the Amazon is offering insight into how to balance the metabolic cost of information with the metabolic cost of moving around to get it. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 17, 2010 11:42 - 2 Comments
In-flight brain recordings from fruit flies
CALTECH (US)—The first recordings of brain-cell activity in a flying fruit fly suggest that at least part of its brain “is in a different and more sensitive state during flight than when the fly is quiescent,” says researcher Michael Dickinson. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 12, 2010 11:09 - 2 Comments
Why people with autism avoid hugs
NORTHWESTERN (US)—People with fragile X syndrome, a genetic defect that is the best-known cause of autism and inherited mental retardation, may shun physical touch because of delayed development of the sensory cortex, the part of the brain that responds to touch. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2010 11:31 - 1 Comment
Thermostat keeps brain humming along
YALE—Our energy-hungry brains operate reliably and efficiently while processing a flood of sensory information, thanks to a sort of neuronal thermostat that regulates activity in the visual cortex, researchers have found. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 13, 2009 12:09 - 2 Comments
Kids with dyslexia struggle to tune in
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Children with developmental dyslexia could benefit from the use of simple strategies, such as sitting in front of the teacher or using wireless technologies to enhance the sound of a teacher’s voice. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 21, 2009 13:01 - 3 Comments
Immersive exhibit redefines bird’s-eye view
TEXAS A&M (US)—A new virtual environment that allows humans to see and hear some of the extreme ranges of vision and hearing that animals have could help reinvent the way museums teach about the natural world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 21, 2009 12:18 - 0 Comments
Nose keeps smells separated
When the participants received a different smell in each nostril at the same time, they were actually experiencing an “olfactory illusion,” says study coauthor Denise Chen. “Although both smells are equally present, the brain attends to predominantly one of them at a time.” (Courtesy: Rice University)
