Study finds that beneficial brain regions, including those involved in movement, underlie successful kicks and…
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.
Study in mice and people offers new approach to investigating mental illnesses. The humble lab…
Declining kidney function significantly raises dementia risk, with up to 10% of cases potentially linked…
Salk scientists reveal new insights into neurodegenerative disorders and potential for genetic therapies. Neurons lack…
Understanding the complex network of genes controlling sleep cycles in people, animals, plants can lead…
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behavior. Researchers…
Osanetant reduces fear memory in males but increases it in females, revealing how sex hormones…
These findings may have implications for brain disease, disorders. Scientists at the Krembil Brain Institute,…
PsychLight reveals how drugs affect the brain’s serotonin receptors, guiding the search for non-hallucinogenic mental…
Mouse Study Identifies Diverse Spectrum of Neurons That Govern Movement In a mouse study, National…
A new sensor helps find drugs with the benefits of psychedelics—minus the hallucinations. Psychedelic drugs…
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC develop signals that could bring color vision…
Study helps explain baffling neurological symptoms — and why they’re so unpredictable. New research offers…
New model provides clues into how whisker bending translates to sensory touch signals. We know…
New STED technique enables deep-tissue imaging, reveals subcellular dynamics of neurons. Researchers have developed a…
COVID-19 does not infect brain cells directly, but oxygen deprivation and immune responses may cause…
Researchers link COPB1 gene mutations to a new childhood brain disorder, using tadpoles to confirm…
3D Deep Neural Network Precisely Reconstructs Freely-Behaving Animal’s Movements Animals are constantly moving and behaving…