Young Blood Reverses Some of the Effects of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
It seems that the blood of the young can help the old. A new study shows that when the blood of young mice is injected…
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Disrupted Sleep Patterns Linked to Alzheimer’s
Patients that experience disrupted sleep patterns could be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease since Alzheimer’s patients often complain of changes in their sleep patterns during the…
Traumatic Memories Manipulated in Sleeping Mice
Researchers at Stanford University have been able to provide sleep-based therapies to deal with traumatic memories, which could reduce fearful responses during waking hours. The…
Study Shows Broca’s Area Has Multiple Roles
In a new study, MIT neuroscientists found that Broca’s area actually consists of two distinct subunits, one focuses selectively on language processing, while the other…
Humans Are Less in Control of Their Brains Than Previously Thought
Most of the actions that people take for granted are the result of a set of complex decisions that the brain deals with. The decisions…
Growth in Brain’s White Matter Tracts Could Predict Literacy
Brain connectivity can predict reading skills, thanks to brain scans and the examination of the growth of long-range connections in the brain. These allow researchers…
Exceptionally Preserved Brain Discovered Inside Waterlogged Pit
A 2,684-year old human skull that included an exceptionally well preserved human brain was discovered in a waterlogged pit in Yorkshire, UK. The brain is…
A Better Understanding of “Muscle Synergies” Could Lead to Improved Stroke Rehabilitation
A newly published study from a team of researchers found that cortical damage altered the brain’s ability to activate muscles in groups, known as “muscle…
Natural, Not Surgical, Birth Triggers Brain Boosting Proteins
A newly published study examined the effect of natural and surgical deliveries on mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in mice, finding that vaginal birth triggers…
De Novo Somatic Mutations Likely Cause Hemimegalencephaly
A team of scientists analyzed and compared DNA sequences from 20 patients with hemimegalencephaly, finding that de novo somatic mutations in a trio of genes…
Scientists Use Modified Version Rabies to Trace Neural Pathways in the Brain
Harvard scientists are using a genetically modified version of the rabies virus to trace neural pathways in the brain, believing that this research may lead…
New Glucose Fuel Cell May Power Future Medical Implants
A team of engineers have developed a glucose fuel cell fabricated from silicon and consisting of a platinum catalyst that strips electrons from glucose, mimicking…
Conscious Perception from a Global Network of Neurons
New research from scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics supports the view that the content of consciousness is not localized in a…
Life Long Learning and Experiences are Good for the Brain
A new study from the Max Planck Institute overturns decades-old beliefs that most of the brain is hard-wired when one is a young adult. Working…
Von Economo Neuron Discovered in the Insula of Macaque Monkeys
A scientist from the Max Planck Institute discovered that von Economo neuron (VEN) is also found in the insula of macaque monkeys. This discovery may…
New Research Reveals Damaged Connections in Phineas Gage’s Brain
Using brain-imaging data from 2001, scientists at UCLA examine the damage to Phineas Gage’s cerebral cortex and the impact it had on his personality by…
Brain Oscillations Reveal We Experience the World in Rapid Snapshots
Neuroscientists from the University of Glasgow have demonstrated that our brains experience the world in discrete snapshots determined by the cycles of brain rhythms. While…
Evolutionary Changes Surrounding the NOS1 Gene
A new study from neurobiologists at Yale University examines the evolutionary changes surrounding the NOS1 gene and suggests that the same evolutionary mechanisms that may…