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A non-invasive (huge) leap in spinal cord research

A non-invasive (huge) leap in spinal cord research

Understanding the spinal cord’s role in brain-body communication is pivotal in neuroscience. Previously considered a simple relay station, recent studies reveal that the cord is a hub of complex processing. Insights into the human spinal cord have lagged due to the lack of accessible recording methods. This knowledge gap

How brain networks transform from birth to childhood

How brain networks transform from birth to childhood

The brain's grey matter is involved in higher-order functions like memory, attention, language, and conscious perception. It contains the brain cells and the synapses that process and interpret incoming signals. Networks in the gray matter undergo complex transformations from neonatal age to childhood. The transformation supports the rapid

Closer or farther? How the brain processes social and spatial distances

Closer or farther? How the brain processes social and spatial distances

When we interact with others, most of our social energy is directed toward a small group of individuals. We feel almost physically closer to them. Research suggests that the way our brain processes these emotionally closer people differs from how we process those further removed in our social networks, much