by Northwestern University Corresponding author Andrew Sheriff looks at a computer monitor in a lab. Credit: Northwestern University Just as a conductor coordinates different instruments in an orchestra to produce a symphony, breathing coordinates hippocampal brain waves to strengthen memory while we sleep, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. This is the first time breathing rhythms...
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Certain brain rhythms coordinate cognitive map in human spatial navigation
by Chinese Academy of Sciences (A) Object-location memory task; (B) Schematic depiction of firing fields for one grid cell (purple circle). More fields are crossed during six moving directions which are aligned with the grid (purple), translating to stronger brain activity. (C) Depiction of all electrode contacts in mPFC and EC (black circles) relative to...
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Virtual reality boosts brain rhythms crucial for neuroplasticity, learning and memory
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new discovery in rats shows that the brain responds differently in immersive virtual reality environments versus the real world. The finding could help scientists understand how the brain brings together sensory information from different sources to create a cohesive picture of the world around us....
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Brain rhythms that help us to detect borders
Hugo J. Spiers Approaching the edge of a towering cliff is an unnerving experience. Watching another person do so can be equally unsettling. Our brain’s capacity to process these boundaries is important — not only for avoiding such dangers, but also for navigation in general, because borders that divide spaces can help to locate resources....