REM Sleep as a Mechanism to Prevent Takeover of the Visual Cortex (2021)
(nlm.nih.gov)
Regions of the brain maintain their territory with continuous activity: if activity slows or stops (e.g., because of blindness), the territory tends to be taken over by its neighbors.
Regions of the brain maintain their territory with continuous activity: if activity slows or stops (e.g., because of blindness), the territory tends to be taken over by its neighbors.
Scientists Identify Brain Signal Disruptions Behind Voices in Schizophrenia
(sciencealert.com)
A new study reveals a missing area of brain activity in the minds of people with schizophrenia who hear voices.
A new study reveals a missing area of brain activity in the minds of people with schizophrenia who hear voices.
Real art in museums stimulates brain much more than reprints, study finds
(theguardian.com)
It was a truth known to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell back in 1968, but now scientists have caught up with them: there really ain’t nothing like the real thing.
It was a truth known to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell back in 1968, but now scientists have caught up with them: there really ain’t nothing like the real thing.
Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?
(medicalxpress.com)
A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering light can cause hallucinations in our brain: it produces "standing waves" of brain activity.
A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering light can cause hallucinations in our brain: it produces "standing waves" of brain activity.