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Like a well-loved puzzle piece slowly losing its shape, the aging brain undergoes changes that affect our ability to use tools effectively throughout our lives. However, the true extent of these changes and how they contribute to impaired tool use in apraxia patients has remained a mystery. In this groundbreaking fMRI study, researchers set out […]
Imagine your brain is like a bustling city, with different neighborhoods dedicated to specific functions. One important neighborhood in this city is the basal ganglia (BG), which controls movement and is involved in motor disorders like Parkinson’s disease. In this study, scientists created a computational model to understand how the structure of the synaptic network […]
Imagine having a conversation where you and your friend are describing things to each other. As the conversation progresses, you start using more specific and refined words to refer to those things. This phenomenon, called referential coordination, has been studied in previous research, which indicated that interactive repair mechanisms in dialogue contribute to this convergence […]
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