Norepinephrine: How the Brain Responds to Surprising Events
Unexpected outcomes trigger the release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event. When your brain needs you to…
Unexpected outcomes trigger the release of noradrenaline, which helps the brain focus its attention and learn from the event. When your brain needs you to…
According to a recent study, the coronavirus can increase the mouse brain’s susceptibility to a toxin that causes the death of nerve cells seen in…
A new study maps how the brain changes throughout depression treatment. Researchers have for the first time shown what occurs in the brain during repetitive…
Visual Cortex Size, Brain Tissue Can Predict How Well We See In many ways, the eye functions as a camera, with the retina acting as…
A published scientific paper entitled “Remotely Mind-controlled Metasurface via Brainwaves” advances the first step towards real-time, remote, and wireless mind control of metamaterials. When you…
Specialized brain imaging can reveal new details about Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative neurologic disease that causes brain cells to…
Obviously, the human brain is incredibly complex, with about 100 billion neurons and an estimated 100 trillion connections. Even if you know the major areas…
Simple dietary intervention could amount to billions in health care cost savings. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults and…
A study finds that major traumatic brain injury (TBI) increased the risk of dementia In the United States alone, about 1.7 million people sustain a…
Researchers have uncovered a new function for alpha-synuclein, a well-known protein marker of Parkinson’s, with relevance toward treatment for the disease. When many people think…
Having three or more children, as opposed to two, has a negative effect on late-life cognition. As of 2020, the average American family has 1.93…
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) genetic researchers discovered blood proteins that induce migraines and have a connection to Alzheimer’s disease, which might be prevented by…
According to a Rutgers University study, the cell receptor protein also stimulates the growth of brain cancer stem cells Stem cells are the body’s raw…
Results could explain why drugs designed to remove amyloid deposits have failed to stop disease. According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease is…
A new study has shown that psychopathic people have a bigger striatum area in their brain Neuroscientists using MRI scans discovered that psychopathic people have…
“Expanding hole” illusion deceives our pupils to expand in anticipation of expected decrease in light. An optical illusion, that is new to science, appears as…
A study reveals one of the reasons why neurons die in Parkinson’s patients According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, around 7 million individuals worldwide…
As the brain ages, a region in the hippocampus becomes imbalanced, causing forgetfulness. Researchers say understanding this region of the brain and its function may…