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Learning is like a beautiful dance where the steps continue even after the music stops. Just as dancers transition from one move to the next, our brain goes through cycles of plasticity and stability during both wakefulness and sleep to enhance learning. However, scientists have struggled to measure these dynamics accurately, hindering our understanding of […]
Just like how we recycle materials to give them new life, the ventral temporal cortex (VTC) of our brains recycles its neural resources as we learn and experience the world. The VTC houses high-level visual areas responsible for recognizing important categories, like faces and words. It was previously thought that the right hemisphere becomes specialized […]
Imagine you’re trying to solve a complex puzzle with multiple layers and pieces. In a similar way, scientists are tackling the challenge of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in its early stages. Current diagnosis methods fall short, so researchers are exploring new approaches. Using tau-PET and structural MRI data, they developed a Bayesian workflow that incorporates […]
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