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science1 hour ago•14 min saved

Six-month-olds’ pupils widen more for spiders than flowers in a controlled study

A tightly controlled study with 16 six-month-olds found spiders paired with color-matched flowers elicited greater pupil dilation than flowers alone, suggesting an early bias in attention/arousal to spiders. A second test with snakes vs. fish showed no difference, highlighting interpretive debates about whether this reflects prepared fear or other factors. Researchers caution that small sample size and potential image complexity limit conclusions and call for further work with constructed stimuli.

via Space Daily|

#infant-development #prepared-learning #pupil-dilation

neuroscience3 years ago•5 min saved

The Relationship Between Hand Movements and Visual Attention.

A new study has found that the goal of hand movements and endogenous attention are separate processes. Researchers from Tohoku University used EEG measurements and steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) to measure the brain's selective attention during the experiment. The study discovered that even when top-down attention was oriented far from the future hand location, visual processing for that location still occurred, indicating separate processes. The findings could help develop systems to maintain appropriate attention states and enhance learning for complex movements and manipulations.

via Neuroscience News|

#eeg #endogenous-attention #hand-movements

neuroscience3 years ago•4 min saved

The Brain's Slowdown During Focused Gaze.

The brain can switch between slow and fast integration of information, allowing it to modulate the timescales on which it operates, according to a new study. The structure of neural networks determines the speed at which information is integrated, which may have implications for future research on brain function and cognitive processes. The study also provides insight into how the brain can adapt to different situations and tasks, and how different timescales can arise and change.

via Neuroscience News|

#brain-function #cognitive-processes #neural-networks