Category: Brain
Born Chaotic: How The Brain Prunes Memory Wiring Into Shape After Birth
The findings address a longstanding question in neuroscience: is the brain’s memory circuitry hardwired from birth, or does it take shape over time?
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How People Learn Social Norms: Not By Thinking, But By Crossing A Mental Threshold
Once enough evidence piles up in favor of one behavior, a kind of internal switch seems to flip and the person becomes much more likely to stick with that choice.
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One molecular switch could be crucial.Free Will Or Not, The Brain Uses The Same Decision Playbook, Study Says
At the level of brain signals, it turns out, a preference and a perception may be more alike than they feel.
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The Myth of the Average Brain
A massive study of 4,000 children reveals that individual brain dynamics often contradict group averages, paving the way for personalized neuroscience.
Language and Empathy Have Distinct Origins in the Developing Brain
A new fMRI study of 3-to-9-year-olds shows that the brain’s architecture for speaking and empathy is distinct and stable from early childhood.
