Month: May 2020

How Does the Brain Infer Hidden Social Structures?

Many everyday thoughts and actions are shaped not only by our direct relationships with others, but also by our knowledge of relations between third-parties. Lau et al. recently demonstrated how knowledge of one type of social relation – interpersonal similarity – shapes cognition and behavior, and shed light on the neural basis of such phenomena. […]

Published on May 23, 2020

Brain’s ‘updating mechanisms’ may create false memories

New research is one of the first comprehensive characterizations of poorly formed memories and may offer a framework to explore different therapeutic approaches to fear, memory and anxiety disorders. It may also have implications for accuracy of some witness testimony. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder […]

Published on May 23, 2020

A clue as to why it’s so hard to wake up on a cold winter’s morning

Do you remember the challenge of waking up on winter’s cold, dark days? Neurobiologists have uncovered a clue to what’s behind this behavior. In a study of the fruit fly, the researchers have identified a ‘thermometer’ circuit that relays information about external cold temperature from the fly antenna to the higher brain. They show how, […]

Published on May 22, 2020