Complementary Cognition: The Evolution of Collective Intelligence
The period preceding the emergence of behaviorally modern humans was characterized by dramatic climatic and environmental variability – it is these pressures, occurring over hundreds…
Neuroscience
Tarantula Toxin Attacks With Molecular Stinger – May Hold Answers to Better Control of Chronic Pain
Venom immobilizes prey by interfering with sodium channels that generate electrical signals in the animal’s nerve cells. Oversized, hairy tarantulas may be unsightly and venomous,…
Doubling Down on Headache Pain: Effective Combo of Common Drugs
Study says combo of common drugs may provide headache relief after injury. It’s not uncommon for people who experience a concussion to have moderate to…
Biologists Raise Alarm: Brain Damage Caused by Even Small Amounts of Plasticizers
The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in…
Unraveling the Origin of Alzheimer’s Disease – How the Disease Spreads in Human Brains
Researchers find new hints that could explain how the disease spreads in human brains. Case Western Reserve University researchers studying prions — misfolded proteins that…
Brain Cell Membranes’ Lipids Largely Overlooked for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics
Lipids have been may play big role in Alzheimer’s progression. Alzheimer’s disease is predominant in elderly people, but the way age-related changes to lipid composition…
Examining Head Impacts and Abnormal Imaging in Youth Football Players Over Consecutive Seasons
In this longitudinal study, researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine and the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas, examined the frequency and severity…
Genetic Mutation Reveals Surprising Role of Bioelectricity in Early Brain Formation
A mutation in four children with polymicrogyria illuminates the role of bioelectricity in early brain development. In polymicrogyria, the cortex of the brain has many…
What Is Your Earliest Memory? Can Start From the Age of Two-and-a-Half According to New Research
New study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different. On…
Schizophrenia: Brain Capillary Structures Show a Correlation With Their Neuron Structures
Drs. Itokawa, Mizutani and colleagues performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found that brain capillary structures show a…
Efficient Gene Therapy: A New Technique for Correcting Disease-Causing Mutations
Novel method, developed by McGovern Institute researchers, may lead to safer, more efficient gene therapies. Gene editing, or purposefully changing a gene’s DNA sequence, is…
New Research Shows How Taking Short Breaks May Help Our Brains Learn New Skills
NIH scientists discover that the resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced. In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of…
New High-Resolution Pig Brain Maps Facilitate Human Neuroscience Discoveries
When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety…
Study Finds Low Doses of “Laughing Gas” a Fast, Effective Treatment for Severe Depression
In a phase 2 clinical trial, researchers found a one-hour inhalation session with 25% nitrous oxide gas improved depression symptoms for over two weeks. A…
Personalized Soundscape To Help People With Dementia With Time and Place Recognition
Acoustical environments can prevent, reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms. Designing a soundscape to improve the quality of life for an individual is centered on putting…
Trouble Sleeping? You’re at Higher Risk of Dying, Especially if You Have Diabetes
Those with diabetes, frequent sleep problems were 87% more likely to die in following 9 years. Having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you…
Simple Blood Test Can Accurately Reveal Underlying Neurodegeneration (Dementia, ALS)
A single biomarker can accurately indicate the presence of underlying neurodegeneration in people with cognitive issues. Levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL)…
Researchers Discover a Molecule Critical to Functional Brain Rejuvenation
The discovery could have important implications for the health of aging brains and development of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies suggest that new brain…