A Fruit Fly Walks Walks on a Floating 3D Treadmill While Scientists Record Visual Neurons in the Brain
Newly Discovered Neural Network Gets Visual and Motor Circuits in Sync A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D…
Neuroscience
Stress Can Be Good – New Clues to Eliminating Build-Up of Toxic Proteins in Dementia
It’s commonly claimed that a little stress can be beneficial for you. Scientists have now demonstrated that the same may be true for cells, uncovering…
Neuronal Plasticity: Scientists Show How Chronic Pain Leads to Maladaptive Anxiety
Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed. Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment…
New Research Reveals the Surprising Effects of Extended Space Flight on Astronauts’ Brains
Research relies on methodology developed by Oregon Health & Science University scientists. Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain,…
Scientists Discover How Sex Hormones Define Brain Differences Between Men and Women
Sex hormones play a significant role in shaping an animal’s behavior, and their effect begins early. Early-life hormonal surges help shape the developing brain, establishing…
Urban vs. Suburban Ways of Thinking: Urbanization Linked to Poor Ecological Knowledge, Less Environmental Action
A new study that highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal ecosystems has been completed by researchers at the…
Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Autism-Linked Mutation in Human Brain Organoids
University of California San Diego (UCSD) study uses lab-grown human brain tissue to identify neural abnormalities in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome and test gene therapy tools. In…
Men and Women Are Not Created Equal When It Comes to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
Richard Isaacson, M.D., leads first study to define sex differences in outcomes of tailored Alzheimer’s disease clinical interventions. After increasing age, the most significant risk…
Forget 8 Hours – Scientists Discover Ideal Amount of Sleep in Middle and Old Age
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University say seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and…
New Atlases Will Map All 180+ Billion Cells in the Human Brain
Columbia-led team wins $9.1 million research grant to create fundamentally new maps that will chart cell diversity throughout the brains of humans. Researchers at Columbia…
Toddler’s Cognitive Development Could Be Impaired by Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression, and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, subsequently resulting in reduced cognitive development in their offspring at…
Scientists Discover New Electrical Function Performed by Nearly Half of Brain Cells
Surprising research findings in mice could lead to new insights and treatments for a wide range of brain and neurological diseases, from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s….
Innovative Brain-Wide Mapping Reveals a Single Memory Is Stored Across Many Connected Brain Regions
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that “engrams,” the ensembles of neurons encoding a memory, are widely distributed, including among regions not previously realized. A new…
The FDA Approved a New Drug To Treat Alzheimer’s, but Medicare Won’t Always Pay for It – A Doctor Explains Biogen’s Aduhelm
On April 8, 2022, Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s disease treatment. The decision means that only patients…
7 Ways to Boost Your Mental Focus & Clarity Naturally
Mental clarity is the ability to think clearly and process information quickly. When you have excellent mental clarity, you can better focus on the task…
Where Neurons Begin in the Brain Isn’t Necessarily Where They End
Researchers track the cellular migration of developing fetal brains for the first time by backtracking genetic mutations documented in deceased adult brains. The development of…
Uncovering How Our Gaze Is “Anchored” in the Brain – How Our Eyes Stay Focused on What We Reach For
Research findings offer new insights into how our movements are coordinated. Keeping our eyes focused on what we reach for, whether it’s a supermarket item…
Five Different Diseases Attack Language Areas in Brain
Each condition causes a different type of language impairment in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). Word comprehension is lost for some patients, others lose grammar Most…
