Key Differences Revealed Between Brains of Modern Humans and Neanderthals
Scientists uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neanderthals due to the change of a single…
Scientists uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neanderthals due to the change of a single…
The hormone seems to help animals quickly switch between prosocial and antisocial behaviors. According to a recent animal study, testosterone may encourage males to be…
Researchers demonstrated that the brains of people playing an online game together were synchronized without physical presence. Online gaming and other types of online social…
Brain scans predict students’ learning better than exam results and show the underlying structure of thinking. According to recent research published in Science Advances, the conventional exams…
A study finds that deep brain stimulation to areas of the brain associated with reward and motivation could be used as a potential treatment for…
What distinguishes the human brain from that of all other animals — including even our closest primate relatives? Yale researchers identified species-specific — particularly human-specific…
Fresh hope for pain management from newly identified link between chronic pain and lung cancer in mice. Although it is uncomfortable, pain is an important…
A study investigates whether alterations in daily activities might predict the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment in older people. According…
During the lengthy seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period that is known as the Age of Discovery, sailors experienced visions of…
Scientists have discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) rescues the animals’ memory defects. The study shows that…
Could aid efforts to find treatments for Alzheimer’s dementia and other diseases. A new druggable pathway that potentially could be used to help prevent Alzheimer’s…
Research in mice illuminates the molecular mechanisms that underlie spatial mapping in the brain Researchers found that a gene called Fos plays a key role…
Alcohol alters anxiety-related synchronized brain activity. According to a recent study published in the journal eNeuro, alcohol changes the synchronized brain activity in the amygdala…
Researchers from Osaka University discover an unexpected alteration in the brain during the autopsy of a patient with clinically typical Parkinson’s disease: an accumulation of…
A new study finds that brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many…
Recalling memories requires the cooperation of several brain regions. When you have a memorable evening at a restaurant, more than just the food stays in…
The NeuRRAM chip is the first compute-in-memory chip to demonstrate a wide range of AI applications while using just a small percentage of the energy…
Maternal milk consumption is linked to improved school-age outcomes for preterm babies. Children born prematurely have a higher chance of inferior academic ability in math,…