Two meals looked nearly identical nutritionally, yet the ultraprocessed option triggered more insulin release in…
Browsing: Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the multidisciplinary study of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system—exploring how billions of neurons interact to produce thoughts, emotions, memories, and behaviors. It bridges biology, psychology, physics, and computer science to uncover the mechanisms behind cognition, perception, and consciousness. From mapping brain circuits to understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, neuroscience seeks to explain how neural activity gives rise to mind and behavior. Advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing this field, leading to breakthroughs in mental health, brain–computer interfaces, and the treatment of neurological disorders.
Scientists exploring the brain’s “blue place” discovered the longest neuron ever measured in a mouse…
A transplant drug improved brain blood flow in a four-week study of healthy adults at…
For the first time, researchers have identified brain cells that help drive anxiety in mice…
Researchers have developed a machine-learning “speech clock” that estimates age from subtle patterns in how…
A newly identified breakdown in nerve-muscle communication may help explain age-related weakness. Muscles do not…
People with the same depression diagnosis can have opposite patterns of brain activity, with researchers…
A mouse study suggests that neighboring visual areas may build agreement by sustaining shared activity…
Binghamton researchers are examining brain patterns across different ages to identify where memories become mixed…
An experimental drug reversed paralysis and vision loss in mice with a multiple sclerosis-like disease…
A protein involved in sensing warmth could offer a way to relieve arthritis pain without…
Differences in brain activity are linked to difficulties using and adapting math problem-solving strategies in…
A pilot study suggests that oil from underused Hinoki roots could be used in scented…
Routine chest CT scans may contain clues about more than bone health. A scan taken…
An analysis of more than 1,000 gene activity profiles from mouse brains reveals shared molecular…
A split in early brain development helped researchers grow human hindbrain neurons that could shed…
A study found that immune cells that drive neurodegeneration, the progressive damage and loss of…
A UC San Diego study reveals a precise link between breathing and brain activity that…