MIT Develops Soft, Flexible Neural Implants That Can Be 3D Printed on Demand
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices. The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest…
Neuroscience
An Aspirin a Day Does Not Keep Dementia at Bay – No Difference Than Placebo
Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer’s…
Lactation Changes Electrical Signaling in Mom’s Brain – But It’s Reversible
Prolactin-controlling neurons in mice undergo reversible changes in how neurons communicate. Lactation temporarily changes how a mother’s neurons behave, according to new research in mice…
Microwire Array Brings Silicon Computing Power to Brain Research and Prosthetics
A new device enables researchers to observe hundreds of neurons in the brain in real-time. The system is based on modified silicon chips from cameras,…
Understanding the Brain in High-Definition: Rapid, Automatic Identification of Individual, Live Brain Cells
Computer program advances efforts to map every neuron in worms. Researchers working towards understanding the brain in high-definition, single-cell level of detail have designed a…
Scientists Can See the Bias in Your Brain – Even Before You Make Your Decision
Brain waves indicate how you will respond to your bias — even before you have a choice to make. The strength of alpha brain waves…
Strange, Extremely Disordered Proteins Are Heroes in Disguise – Protect Other Proteins
New study of heat-resistant protein class reveals unusual shape and ability to prevent dangerous clumps associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers at the University of Tokyo…
Erasing Traumatic Memories May One Day Be Possible Thanks to New Discovery
Environmental light shown to affect retention of traumatic long-term memory in flies. Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila flies lose long-term memory…
Stanford Scientists Discovered the Invisible Pattern That Growing Neurons Follow to Form a Brain
Stanford Scientists Discover the Mathematical Rules Underpinning Brain Growth Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form…
The Epidemic Outbreak of the Zika Virus Was Bad – Something in the Water Made It Worse
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virus. Between 2015 and 2016, Brazil suffered from an…
MIT Neuroscientists Identify “Landmark Code” in the Brain That Helps Us Navigate
Neuroscientists discover how a key brain region combines visual and spatial information to help us find our way. When we move through the streets of…
Chasing the Rush: Sugar Actually Changes the Chemistry of Your Brain
The idea of food addiction is a very controversial topic among scientists. Researchers from Aarhus University have delved into this topic and examined what happens…
Brain Waves of Sleeping Sheep Maaay Offer Clues to Human Brain Disease
A specific brain wave type shared by sheep and humans could help researchers study human brain disorders. People may count sheep when they cannot sleep,…
Brain and Artificial Neurons Link Up Over the Web in New Nanoelectronics Research
Research on novel nanoelectronics devices led by the University of Southampton enabled brain neurons and artificial neurons to communicate with each other. This study has…
Warning: Printer Toner Linked to Genetic Changes, Dangerous Health Risks
Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be dangerous. According to a new study by West Virginia University researcher…
Listening to Binaural Beats Synchronizes Brain Activity, but What Is the Effect on Mood, Focus and Anxiety?
Auditory illusion may not have effects different from other sounds. An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective…
How Come Some People Are Annoyingly Good at Reading Between the Lines? A Puzzle Worthy of a Mouse Detective.
Some people are annoyingly good at “reading between the lines.” They seem to know, well before anyone else, who is the killer in a movie,…
Sex Pheromone Alters Brain Circuitry to Drive Both Innate and Learned Sexual Behaviors
Columbia-led study in mice maps brain circuitry that enables a sex pheromone named for Jane Austen character to alter brain in mouse courtship. The infamously…