Episodic and semantic memory retrievals involve the same areas of the brain, according to new work

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...
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New insights into how the brain accesses information

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...
Medical Xpress

40% of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity, study suggests

For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the ...

Alex Honnold's brain: What fMRI study revealed about climber's lack of fear

Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

New Brain Study Challenges Decades of Memory Research

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Aha’ Moments Seem to Come Out of Nowhere. How Does the Brain Create These Sudden Bursts of Insight?

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...