The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...
Scientists have recorded electrical activity in the brains of awake cats for the first time, thanks to specially crocheted wool caps that hold the electrodes in place. The technique gives ...
Certain nerve cells in the brain become active whenever they are confronted with different images or the name of a specific person or the identity of an object. They are highly selective and do not ...
ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "We now provide a more comprehensive picture of the brain activity associated with different types of love than previous research," study co-author Pärttyli Rinne ...
In the new study, led by former UC Berkeley doctoral student Samy Abdel-Ghaffar, who is now at Google, human volunteers were shown a variety of natural images—a baby’s face, a snarling dog, a person ...