Research indicates that increased light exposure can enhance activity in a part of the brain…
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.
Some influenza-associated brain disorders may be caused by the virus entering the brain and making…
Behavior that is “surprisingly strategic” enhances our understanding of animal cognition. Are mice clever enough…
Theoretical physicists at Utrecht University, together with experimental physicists at Sogang University in South Korea,…
Case study highlights added danger of illicit fentanyl, especially to first-time users. The man arrived…
Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors, a type of drug previously studied in the context of…
This uncommon process is more frequently observed in neurodegenerative diseases and could offer insights into…
APP-CTFs interfere with the communication between organelles, disrupting cellular balance. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continues to…
A research collaboration between the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and Biobizkaia suggests employing…
Researchers at Columbia University have engineered mice with part-rat, part-mouse brains that allow them to…
Research connects low socioeconomic status to brain alterations impacting educational achievement, mental health, and language…
When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what’s likely to happen, psychosis…
Scientists have developed ‘NeuM’, a neuron labeling technology enabling detailed observation of neuronal structure. Successful…
Bursts of brain rhythms with “beta” frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex…
A small skull implant has positioned the Rice laboratory as a leader in neurotechnology research.…
Aya Takeoka and her team at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have…
Key pathway identified for how depletion of axonal mitochondria disrupts autophagy. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan…
New research decodes wiring of the human neocortex. New research led by Charité – Universitätsmedizin…