The Neuroscience of Threat Response
It’s a biological imperative how organisms respond to threats, and humans are no exception. Humans respond to threats, perceived or real, in an instinctual way,…
It’s a biological imperative how organisms respond to threats, and humans are no exception. Humans respond to threats, perceived or real, in an instinctual way,…
In an effort to find new treatments for people suffering from neuropathic pain, Yale University neurologists have managed to repair neurons associated with traumatic…
A team of neuroscientists studied data from roughly 350 patients to gain a better understanding about what different parts of the frontal lobes do, seeing…
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…
A team of neuroscientists from Harvard Medical School have discovered that changes in monocytes are a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, possibly finding a new…
A new study by Yale University scientists found that GATA1 represses the expression of several genes that are necessary for the formation of synaptic connections…
In a mouse model, researchers at UCLA showed that growth of new connections between the brain’s neurons and functional recovery may be achieved by blocking…
In an effort to better understand the function of inhibitory neurons in the brain and their role in neurological disorders, MIT neuroscientists developed a new…
New research from neurologists at John Hopkins explains how stem cells found in the adult mouse hippocampus are able to react by “listen in” on…
A newly published study from neuroscientists at Washington University in St. Louis provides evidence that neural connections between the lateral prefrontal cortex and the rest…
A new study from scientists at Columbia University Medical Center pinpoints the genetic cause of glioblastoma and found that drugs that target the protein produced…
As the use of synthetic stimulants collectively known as “bath salts” continues, a new study suggests that mephedrone and drugs like it may have significant…
Harvard neurologists have identified for the first time a molecular component for the cerebellum’s role in autism, finding that the loss of the TSC1 gene…
A newly published study examined the relationship between diabetes and cognitive decline, finding that greater levels of glycosylated hemoglobin were associated with more severe cognitive…
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…
A new study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine indicates that an imbalance between neuronal excitation and inhibition is a common abnormality…
The smallest five-ringed structure possible is about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair, and it was created by a collaboration between the Royal Society…
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…