by Matt Wood | Aug 25, 2021 | News
“Exploring Thalamocortical Interactions: Circuitry for Sensation, Action, and Cognition,” Sherman’s fourth book, will be available October 8.
by Amanda Parker | Jul 22, 2021 | Research
We watch a ball as it falls into our glove. We hear a strange sound in another part of the house and listen intently. In neuroscience, the act of narrowing our senses in response to an environmental event is called “attention,” and it is understood that when we attend...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 21, 2021 | Research
How fish in dark water form sensory representations of what’s around them and how mammals learn to recognize shapes on a flashcard may seem like different research questions, but for Brent Doiron, professor of neurobiology and statistics at the University of Chicago,...
by Amanda Parker | Mar 30, 2021 | News
It wasn’t until the mid-20th century that scientists discovered experimental evidence of a brain’s ability to dynamically strengthen, weaken and reconfigure its neural networks in response to stimuli. This phenomenon, called neuroplasticity (or brain plasticity or...