Monthly Archives: December 2013

In a unique memory-distortion study with people with extraordinary memory ability, individuals with highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) were as susceptible as controls to false memory. The findings suggest that HSAM individuals reconstruct their memories using associative grouping, as demonstrated … Continue reading →

Biomarkers are being sought with the aims of early identification of those at cognitive risk and identification of possible pathways that could be targeted for preventive intervention. The eye is often regarded as a window to the brain, and is … Continue reading →

Closed-loop systems, or brain–machine-brain interfaces, have not been widely developed for brain repair. In this study, Guggenmos and colleagues targeted spared motor and somatosensory regions of the rat brain after traumatic brain injury (TBI) for establishment of a functional bridge … Continue reading →

Oxytocin was administered intranasally to 17 children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder and brain activity changes were studied via functional MRI during judgments of socially (Eyes) and nonsocially (Vehicles) meaningful pictures.  Oxytocin increased activity in a number of brain areas … Continue reading →