Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you. A team led by Professor John Gabrieli has shown that activity in a specific part of the brain, known as the parahippocampal cortex (PHC), predicts how well people will remember a visual scene.

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Spotlights

Exploring a breakdown in communication


BCS Professor Ken Wexler's research reveals linguistic deficits behind autistic children’s difficulties understanding other people. Learn more >>

How the brain loses and regains consciousness


BCS Professor Emery Brown and colleagues publish study revealing brain patterns produced by a general anesthesia drug; work could help doctors better monitor patients. Learn more >>

Ann Graybiel shares the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience with Cornelia Isabella Bargmann, Rockefeller University and Winfried Denk, MAx Plank Institute for Medical Research. Read More>>

 

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