Mouse model reveals what triggers fast neural response COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — The brain’s ability to rapidly adapt to changing rules is crucial for survival, yet scientists have struggled to ...

Since then, however, the significance of human mirror neurons (and ... Some mirror neurons appear to only respond to one action, or to a limited range; others respond to a wider variety of actions.

Advancements could enhance perceptual capabilities in robotics. Artificially engineered biological processes, such as perception systems, remain a challenging target for organic electronics experts ...

Artificially engineered biological processes, such as perception systems, remain an elusive target for organic electronics experts due to the reliance of human senses on an adaptive network of sensory ...

Objective: Allopregnanolone (Allo) is a neurosteroid with pleiotropic action in the brain that includes neurogenesis, oligogenesis, human and rodent neural stem cell regeneration ... analyses were ...

Parrots are already known for their mimicry of transitive actions, such as grabbing an object. Because they are highly social creatures with brains that are large relative to the size of their bodies, ...

When these neurons perform a desired action, UV light releases dopamine ... By promoting the formation of new neural pathways, it mimics the human brain's reward system, making it a powerful ...

One of the most controversial debates in cognitive neuroscience concerns the cortical locus of semantic knowledge and processing in the human brain ... reaching into motor and visual areas for action- ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

The essence of this 'mirror' mechanism is as follows: whenever individuals observe an action being done by someone else, a set of neurons that ... is Professor of Human Physiology and chairs ...