MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain’s sensitivity to rewarding experiences — a critical factor in motivation and attention — can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions. In a study of 12 to 14-year-olds whose socioeconomic status (SES) varied widely, the … Read more
Humans are notoriously bad at coming up with random numbers. I wanted to be able to quickly generate “random enough” numbers. I’m not looking for anything that great, I just want to be able to come up with the random … Read more
Twenty years ago, Microsoft’s instant messaging platform added a new feature: dozens of little icons users could drop into their messages, conveying happiness, surprise, confusion, or a sheep. Gradually, then all at once, emojis were here: spreading from chat platforms … Read more
Language develops in different areas of the brain. Researchers have been able to show that the way these are linked varies according to the respective native language – knowledge that could prove useful. By Katrin Ewert A native speaker of … Read more
Lately I’ve been using timers daily. By that I mean timeouts, for example 20 minutes: Start at 20 minutes Slowly goes down to 0 But it mostly makes sense if I add a visual widget for it. So I built … Read more
Dazzling intricacies of brain structure are revealed every day, but one of the most obvious aspects of brain wiring eludes neuroscientists. The nervous system is cross-wired, so that the left side of the brain controls the right half of the … Read more
Published April 17, 2023 All Meta Credits Dan Vahaba Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Tags Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Schools School of Medicine Scholars G. Allan Johnson Charles E. Putman University Distinguished Professor of Radiology Professor of Radiology Professor … Read more
A super-powerful MRI merged with light-sheet microscopy allows researchers to create a high-definition wiring diagram of the entire brain in mice. Credit: Duke Center for In Vivo Microscopy Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is how we visualize soft, watery tissue that … Read more
Over the last few decades, an idea called the critical brain hypothesis has been helping neuroscientists understand how the human brain operates as an information-processing powerhouse. It posits that the brain is always teetering between two phases, or modes, of … Read more
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