Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that ...

Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that caused by the observer moving through it. Known as the 'motion-source ...

New research explores the many ways our sensory experiences overlaps, teaching us new ways the brain perceives ...

Scientists have identified brain circuitry that helps overcome fear, offering new insights into anxiety disorders and ...

In the posterior part of our brain, particularly in the occipital visual cortex, the connection is strong because space and time are processed by the same neurons. "This region, specialized in ...

Researchers identified two brain areas in mice that helped the animals learn to suppress their instinctive fears of predators ...

Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related ...

This release decreases inhibitory input to vLGN neurons, resulting in heightened activity in ... Reference: “Overwriting an instinct: Visual cortex instructs learning to suppress fear responses” by ...

Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at University College London have uncovered a neural mechanism in mice ...