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The neural circuitry underlying human behavior can be carefully studied with the aid of virtual reality goggles that expose one to different surroundings.

If you struggle to tell the difference between these figures, well, you are not alone. thats because the human brain just isnt wired to understand such massive numbers, so why do we have such a hard time comprehending figures on a large scale? lindsey hasak is doctoral candidate in developmental and psychological sciences at stanford university. welcome to the programme. we have been looking at huge numbers in the us because of the debt ceiling debacle, the political deadlock that comes around a...

Depression after a traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion, may be a distinct condition, different from other types of depression. That could change treatment.

Maria Korneeva / GettyIf you’ve ever gotten a concussion before—maybe during sports or even a car crash—you know it can be an incredibly disorienting experience. You might be dazed, feel nauseous, and even lose your memory temporarily. Luckily, there’s a good chance you’ll recover in just a few days or weeks. However, a significant amount of people don’t—suffering from long-lasting and unseen symptoms for the rest of their lives.One of these issue...

Whether you run into a new construction site and have to reroute your commute or download a new streaming app and have to relearn how to find your favourite show, changing familiar behaviours in response to new situations is an essential skill

A dieter wrestling with cravings for fatty foods might be tempted to blame their tongue: the delicious taste of butter or ice cream is hard to resist

MIT scientists report that when they change the rules of a task, a pair of regions on the brain’s surface collaborate to update that understanding and change behavior to fit the new regime.

Scientists have found a cluster of rhythmic brain cells in newborn mice that may explain why spoken languages around the world share a common tempo.

Using what may be a fundamental circuit architecture in animal brains, worms decide whether to roam around looking for food or stop in a patch of nutrients. The circuit feeds multiple streams of sensory information into a mutually inhibiting loop of just a few neurons to switch between the roaming or dwelling behaviors.

Brain circuits or brain mechanisms that regulate threat/fear responses in animals have been discovered.