A receptor that’s used to find prey is also activated by progesterone. A two-spot octopus in its normal habitat. Credit: […]
Tag: neurobiology
From chickens to humans, animals think “bouba” sounds round
Does “bouba” sound round to you? How about “maluma”? Neither are real words, but we’ve known for decades that people […]
Researchers make “neuromorphic” artificial skin for robots
The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many […]
An inner-speech decoder reveals some mental privacy issues
But it struggled with more complex phrases. Pushing the frontier Once the mental privacy safeguard was in place, the team […]
For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits
Skip to content This music is not very appealing Neuroscientists find people who don’t enjoy music, study their brain activity. […]
Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways
An EEG signal of sleep is associated with better performance on a mental task. The guy in the back may […]
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech
Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system. The participant’s implant gets hooked up for […]
The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
A mix of autonomous and top-down control manage the octopus’s limbs. With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, […]
Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Skip to content Neural recordings track how neurons link environments to emotional events. Whenever something bad happens to us, brain […]
Fruit flies can be made to act like miniature robots
Not quite robotic Given that each fly could act a bit like a writing implement, the researchers started experimenting with […]