Imagine searching for a hidden treasure in a three-dimensional maze. You have two key skills to help you – identifying objects and predicting where the treasure might be. That’s exactly what researchers have been doing with a new brain-inspired attentional search model. This model mimics the ‘what’ and ‘where/how’ pathways in the human visual system. […]
Published on November 18, 2022
Imagine you’re playing a game and you’re hit with a sudden wave of pain that distracts you from the fun. That’s how some people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) feel every day. But what if there was a way to restore their pain tolerance and make life enjoyable again? Scientists investigated whether transplanting fetal ventral mesencephalic […]
Published on November 18, 2022
Just like how different exercise routines target different muscle groups, different types of exercise may have distinct effects on our brain. A recent study investigated the influence of Tai Chi and walking on the microstructure of white matter in late midlife adults. White matter is like the wiring system of our brain, allowing different regions […]
Published on November 18, 2022