Chimpanzees Outplay Humans in Brain Games
In a new study, chimpanzees outplay humans in a two-player game, suggesting that chimps may have a superior memory and strategy when it comes to…
In a new study, chimpanzees outplay humans in a two-player game, suggesting that chimps may have a superior memory and strategy when it comes to…
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…
Neuroscientists from Brown University show that faint sensations can be made more vivid by triggering a brain rhythm that appears to shift sensory attention in…
A team of scientists from the Department of Neurogenetics at the Max Planck Institute and University Medical Center Göttingen has discovered a new treatment approach…
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute have discovered that the dorsal medial habenula region in the brain controls the desire to exercise in mice, possibly…
By targeting a protein crucial in the early development of the brain, researchers discovered that they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in glioblastoma growth…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology and University College London have uncovered new causes for ALS and a specific form of dementia. Scientists…
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 reveals a new drug compound that inhibits the negative effects of a protein called STtriatal-Enriched tyrosine Phosphatase and reverses the brain…
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…
Using light-field microscopy, researchers demonstrate the new technique that allowed them to simultaneously image the activity of every neuron in the entire brain of a…
A newly published study from Stanford University found that an infusion of young blood can counteract and reverse pre-existing effects of brain aging at the…
New research from the University of Adelaide shows that stem cells from teeth can develop and form complex networks of brain-like cells. University of Adelaide…
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…
Scientists have revealed the 3D structure of the molecular transporter TSPO for the first time, opening the door to novel paths for the diagnosis and…
In a newly published study, neurobiologists reveal age-related changes that help to answer key questions about Alzheimer’s disease. With advancing age, highly-evolved brain circuits become…
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…