Scientists have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. In the study, published in the journal Brain, functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) imaging provides new evidence for the neural correlates of self-awareness and a new window into understanding social difficulties in autism spectrum conditions. (continue reading)
Grid cells that act like a spatial map in the brain have been identified for the first time in humans, according to new research by University College London (UCL) scientists which may help to explain how we create internal maps of new environments. The study is by a team from the UCL Institute of Cognitive […]
In an exciting development for neuroscience, the identification of thoughts through brain codes leads to deciphering the brain’s dictionary. Two hundred years ago, archaeologists used the Rosetta Stone to understand the ancient Egyptian scrolls. Now, a team of Carnegie Mellon University scientists has discovered the beginnings of a neural Rosetta Stone. By combining brain imaging […]
Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child’s brain, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress suffer poor function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that stores and retrieves memories. The […]
Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings could help researchers identify biological differences between types of anxiety disorders as well as such […]
David Perlman, a neuroscience graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, presents a comedic reminder of the dangers of false positives in fMRI data. The researcher conducted an fMRI of a deal salmon’s brain as it was “shown a series of photographs depicting human individuals in social situations with a specified emotional valence.” Moreover, “the […]
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