Yale Researchers Show Sedative Combats Virus That Causes Birth Defects
New research from Yale University reveals that a common sedative may help combat common viral infections that can cause birth defects in developing babies. The…
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WebKnossos: An Annotation Tool for 3D Electron Microscopic Data
Researchers have developed reconstruction software that allows them to fly through the brain tissue at unprecedented speed, gaining an about 10-fold speedup for data analysis…
Yale Researchers Shed Light on Binge-Eating
New research from Yale University shows that activating neurons in an area of the brain not previously associated with feeding can produce binge-eating behavior in…
‘Sticky’ Nanoparticles Provide More Precise Drug Delivery
By tampering with the surface properties of drug-loaded nanoparticles, researchers from Yale University can potentially direct these particles to specific cells in the brain. By…
Glass Brain Gives Researchers a Window Into the Mind (Video)
In these short videos, researchers use a glass brain and pulses of light to show how information flows between different regions of the brain. The…
MIT Neuroscientists Challenge Standard Model of Memory Consolidation
New research from MIT reveals that memories are formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and the long-term storage location in the brain’s cortex. When we visit…
Scientists Reveal Important Characteristics of the Motion Detector in the Fruit Fly Brain
New research from scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology shows how the brain extracts this essential motion information, revealing the cells that enable…
UCLA Researchers Identify Brain Cells Involved in Pavlovian Response
A newly published study from UCLA focuses on cellular activity in the striatum, a part of the brain associated with reward, movement and decision-making. The…
MIT Neuroscientists Identify Brain Circuit That Drives Pleasure-Inducing Behavior
MIT neuroscientists identify the brain circuit that drives pleasure-inducing behavior in a brain region thought to be linked with fear. Scientists have long believed that…
UCLA Study Shows Head Injuries Can Alter Hundreds of Genes
In a newly published study, researchers at UCLA reveal that head injuries can harm hundreds of genes in the brain in a way that increases…
Yale Study Shows Fructose is Generated in the Human Brain
A new study from Yale University shows that fructose, a form of sugar linked to obesity and diabetes, is produced in the human brain from…
Max Planck Scientists Discover a New Genetic Disease Mechanism
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in Göttingen reveal that aberrant synapse protein can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders. ‘Timing is…
New Drug Compound Halts Alzheimer’s, Appears to Reverse Some Neurological Damage
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that levels of the tau protein can be reduced, and some of the…
Researchers Pinpoint Fetal Cells ‘Vulnerable’ to Later Life Stress
A team of scientists has developed a way to identify cells damaged prior to birth by drugs, radiation, or poisons such as mercury that survive…
Yale Study Shows Risk Avoidance in Older Adults is Related to Brain Anatomy, Not Age
New research from Yale University and NYU reveals that older adults are less inclined to take risks due to changes in brain anatomy rather than…
Common Mechanism May Be Responsible for the Spread of Alzheimer’s and CTE
A newly published study from UC San Francisco reveals that a shared biological mechanism may drive the progression of both Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic…
Mice Can Sense Oxygen Levels in the Environment Using Specialized Neurons
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that mice can sense oxygen levels in the environment using specialized neurons in their noses that are…
Study Shows A Widespread Disruption of Brain Activity During Absence Seizures
New research from Yale University shows that the entire brain is disrupted for 10 seconds or more at a time in absence seizures. Scientists believed…