Schlagwort: Stimuli
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Study The brain learns to filter out distracting stimuli over time
The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli – such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have used electroencephalography (EEG) to show that early visual processing in humans changes with repeated exposure. Their joint study…
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Less changes a lot Reduced dopamine production influences learning ability in a surprising way
New findings on dopamine and learning. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology (LIN) have shown in a recently published study that a reduction in dopamine production in the brain alters learning in a surprising way. Their study showed that a reduced dopamine level improves the association of stimuli with punishment at unusually long time…