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More than just memories: A new role for the hippocampus during learning
ASU and Stanford study shows how the hippocampus provides information to other brain areas during learning.
Extinguishing fear memories relies on an unusual change to DNA
Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear.
The Age Of Genetic Wonder
Juan Enriquez forecasts the possible futures of genetic editing, exploring the immense uncertainty and opportunity of this next frontier.
Seeing through another’s eyes – research shows for the first time how we use others’ viewpoints to make decisions
Researchers shed light on how we are able to effectively form mental images of how objects look to other people.
Brain Scans Shine Light On How We Solve Clues
Partnered with machine learning, brain scans reveal how people understand objects in our world.
Brain Cells Involved In Insomnia Identified
An international team of researchers has identified, for the first time, the cell types, areas and biological processes in the brain that mediate the genetic risk of insomnia. This was made possible by assessing DNA and sleep features in no less than 1.3 million people. The findings are a major step towards getting grip on the biological mechanisms that cause insomnia.
Brainy Birds
Study shows parrots can pass classic test of intelligence.
Spinal cords contribute to complex hand function
We often think of our brains as the centre of complex motor function and control, but how ‘smart’ is your spinal cord? Turns out, it is smarter than we think.
Brain hand ‘map’ is maintained in amputees with and without phantom limb sensations
Scientists have been able to detect the neural ‘fingerprints’ of a missing hand decades after amputation, regardless of the presence of phantom limb movements, but could not find similar fingerprints in those born with a missing hand.
Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale genetic study
New insights into the origins of depression have been offered by a large-scale genetic study.