Speech signals have a unique shape of long-term modulation spectrum that is distinct from environmental noise, music, and...
Sensory Systems
Seeing depression in the pupil
Researchers prove correlation between dilation of the pupil in response to an expected reward and severity of the...
What social distancing does to a brain
Scientists discover a neuropeptide that reflects the current state of a fish’s social environment. Have you recently...
From the inside out – how the brain forms sensory memories
New study identifies a region of the thalamus as a key source of signals encoding past experiences in the neocortex. The...
Looking does not mean seeing
The whole world is affected by the corona pandemic, and like everybody else, the lockdown and social distancing measures...
Using walls to navigate the room
Scientists discover a brain circuit that signals the direction and distance of boundaries in the environment to help...
The right cells in the right spot
Neurons in a visual brain area of zebrafish are arranged as a map for catching prey. Spotting, pursuing and catching prey...
Speaking rhythmically can shape hearing
Evidence suggests that temporal predictions arising from the motor system can enhance auditory perception. However, in...
A novel sequence to improve auditory functional MRI with...
Purpose: Auditory functional MRI (fMRI) often uses silent inter-volume delays for stimulus presentation. However...
An optical illusion opens a window into the brain
Interview with Yunmin Wu from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, who identified neurons enabling zebrafish to...