Mapping the brain pathways of visual memorability

For the first time, researchers use a combination of MEG and fMRI to map the spatio-temporal human brain dynamics of a visual image being recognized.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 23, 2024 • ~6 min

Investigating insomnia: our research shows how chronic sleep problems can lead to a spiralling decline in mental health

We envisage a future in which sleep is a routine target for reducing or preventing symptoms of mental illness, both in psychiatric settings and people’s homes

Aidan Horner, Associate Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of York • conversation
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~26 min

ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today's AI

Of the risks posed by AI, overtaking human intelligence isn’t an immediate concern.

Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • conversation
May 17, 2023 • ~8 min

Kids' neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds

The latest findings add to the understanding of how social disadvantage such as poverty and low-quality, unsafe housing can affect early child development.

Gabriela Suarez, PhD Candidate in Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan • conversation
June 21, 2022 • ~6 min

Selfish or selfless? Human nature means you're both

Cognitive neuroscientists use brain imaging and behavioral economic games to investigate people's sense of fairness. They find it's common to take care of yourself before looking out for others.

Jean Decety, Professor of Psychology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago • conversation
March 17, 2021 • ~10 min

How brains do what they do is more complex than what anatomy on its own suggests

A bioengineer explains how a clearer picture of brain structure and function may fine-tune the ways brain surgery attempts to correct structure and medication tries to correct function.

Salvatore Domenic Morgera, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, University of South Florida • conversation
July 16, 2020 • ~11 min

How the brain builds a sense of self from the people around us – new research

How does the brain distinguish between the "self" and the "other"? A new study gives a clue.

Sam Ereira, Postdoctoral researcher of Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL • conversation
July 3, 2020 • ~7 min

Severe brain injuries: technology can tell what patients are thinking – here's what to consider before using it

By imagining a unique scenario to answer "yes" or "no" questions, this research could potentially be used to communicate with locked-in patients.

Mackenzie Graham, Research Fellow of Philosophy, University of Oxford • conversation
March 16, 2020 • ~7 min

Harvard unveils new technique 60 times faster than traditional fMRI

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, King’s College London, and other institutions have developed a technique for measuring brain activity that’s 60 times faster than traditional fMRI.

Haley Bridger • harvard
April 17, 2019 • ~8 min

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