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The brain uses similar computations to calculate the direction and speed of objects in motion whether they are perceived visually or through the sense of touch, scientists report.

Researchers are testing a prosthesis that translates short-term memories into longer-term ones, with the potential to bypass damaged portions of the brain.

Researchers have developed tools that could allow neuroscientists to put aside the fiber optic cable, and use a glowing protein from coral as the light source instead. A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists the choice of activati…

Do you know someone who is addicted to shopping? A group of researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) have developed a new and unique method to measure shopping…

Researchers demonstrate that nerve cells found in the cerebellum send out electrical signals in either a constant hum or in sudden bursts. Which of the two tunes they choose depends on the voltage at their cell surface and on inputs from a specific reg…

The ability to feel the pain of others is based on neurobiological processes which underlie pain experience in oneself. Using innovative methods, an international research team could show that a reduction of self-experienced pain leads to a reduction i…

The targeted modulation of gene activity and cellular signaling pathways could provide a new approach to the treatment of fear and anxiety states according to the recent findings of a project…

We owe our success — both as a species and as individuals — to features of our brain that are just now beginning to be understood. One new study suggests how our primate brain’s outer mantle, or cortex, was able to expand as much as 1,000-fold throug…

Chimpanzees’ personality traits are linked to the anatomy of specific brain structures, according to researchers. The researchers studied 107 chimpanzees’ brains using magnetic resonance image (MRI) scans and also assessed each chimpanzee’s personality…

Neurons thrive and grow in a new type of nanowire material developed by researchers. In time, the results might improve both neural and retinal implants, and reduce the risk of them losing their effectiveness over time, which is currently a problem.