Scientists Discover a Gene for Brain Size
A team of researchers has identified for the first time a gene (ARHGAP11B) that is only present in humans and contributes to the reproduction of…
A team of researchers has identified for the first time a gene (ARHGAP11B) that is only present in humans and contributes to the reproduction of…
New research from MIT shows that the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex use two different brain-wave frequencies to communicate as the brain learns to associate…
A newly published study from Yale University shows that adult hippocampal neural stem cells (NSCs) express vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) 3 and its…
Neuroscientists from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory uncover a fundamental discovery about cortical neurons, showing that inhibitory neuron functionality is not an immutable…
New research from Yale University shows that men and women respond to cigarettes differently, demonstrating for the first time that smoking-induced dopamine activation occurs in…
A new study from the Berkeley Lab reveals that proper copper levels are essential to the health of a brain at rest and suggests that…
New research from Brown University shows that older people can learn a visual task just as well as younger ones, revealing that a significant change…
New research from Stanford Bio-X scientists shows that the brains of adult mice are able to form new synapses by disabling the function of a…
New research from Yale, NYU, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that students are 30% more likely to take a stimulant medication during the school…
A new study shows that a noninvasive arterial spin labeling MRI can detect signs of cognitive decline in the brain even before symptoms appear, finding…
New research from the University of Sussex shows that people who frequently use several media devices at the same time have lower grey-matter density in…
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified the brain circuit that controls how memories become linked with positive or negative emotions, revealing that they could reverse the…
Psychology and public health experts claim that regular cannabis use, which they consider once a week, is not safe and may result in addiction and…
A newly published study demonstrated that weak sequential electromagnetic pulses on mice can shift abnormal neural connections toward their correct locations in the brain. Researchers…
In a newly published study, scientists at the University of California show the ability to selectively remove a memory and predictably reactivate it by stimulating…
By deleting the REDD1 gene in mice, researchers from Yale University were able to block the synaptic and behavioral deficits caused by stress. Ketamine, an…
A newly published study details a cortical-spinal prosthesis that directs “targeted movement” in paralyzed limbs. Ithaca, New York – To help people suffering paralysis from…
An international team of scientists has identified a gene linking brain structure to intelligence, finding that teenagers carrying a particular gene variant had a thinner…