Columbia-led team harnesses two powerful technologies to identify promising targets for diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative…
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.
Researchers at Albany Medical College in New York have discovered that a specific type of…
https://youtu.be/aRhkzvcYrIQ Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal…
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functions. A newly identified compound…
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers —…
University of Queensland researchers completed the first MRI-based mapping of the squid brain in 50…
Mouse study identifies a brain mechanism underlying social deficits and mental disability in a finding…
Two-year study examined walnut consumption among study groups in California and Spain. Eating walnuts may…
Brain iron levels increase during development; may influence cognitive abilities. Iron levels in brain tissue…
Many cells are covered with mysterious large holes, pores that have been associated with the…
Stem cell study finds malfunctioning brain cells in patients who were diagnosed before age 50;…
Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn’t get very far. They rely on this…
Comprehensive clinical testing led Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers to connect enterovirus A71, which causes Hand,…
As you read this line, you’re bringing each word into clear view for a brief…
As our brains take in information about the world and use it to steer our…
Emerging fluctuation-based functionalities are expected to open a way to novel memory device technology. An…
How to tell if a brain is awake: EEG may not always be a reliable…
Mouse study connects body clock and memory recall. Can’t remember something? Try waiting until later…