Office Air Quality Can Have Significant Impacts on Employees’ Cognition and Productivity
The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also…
Neuroscience
Taste Cells Can Control a Whole Animal’s Foraging Strategy
A time-lapse graphic showing the foraging behavior of C. elegans based on a computer-generated model of the way four sensory cells dictate the search for…
Power of Light and Oxygen Clears Alzheimer’s Disease Protein in Brains of Live Mice
New photo-oxygenation catalyst targets amyloid structure, recruits brain immune system cells. A small, light-activated molecule recently tested in mice represents a new approach to eliminating…
Neuroscience Experiment Shows How Dopamine Drives Hallucination-Like Perception in Mice
An increase of dopamine in the brain’s striatum triggers auditory hallucination-like experiences in mice, revealing a possible causal role for dopamine-dependent neurological circuits in symptoms…
Gut and Heart Signals Affect How We See Ourselves: Weak Connections Linked to Body Shame and Weight Preoccupation
Study: Weak internal connections linked to body shame and weight preoccupation. New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and…
Tasting Light: Mapping the Cellular Circuits Behind Spitting
Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control…
Beyond Dopamine: New Brain Reward Circuitry Discovered
In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers pushed the science forward on our reward pathways. The key to overcoming addictions and psychiatric disorders lives…
Mice Can Actually Learn Much Faster than Previously Thought
A new experimental setup for studying animal behavior and learning. Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great…
AI Accurately Predicts Brain Age From EEG Signals Recorded During Sleep Studies
Brain age indices have potential value as diagnostic biomarkers and ‘vital signs’ of brain health. A study published in the journal Sleep shows that a…
Wireless Microscale Neural Sensors Enable Next-Generation Brain-Computer Interface System
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate. BCI systems depend…
Brain Mechanism Behind Compulsive Alcohol Use Discovered
A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. This is…
Scientists Surprised To Find Neurons in Visual Cortex of the Brain “Drift” Over Time
New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals that neurons in the visual cortex — the part of the brain that processes visual stimuli…
How Brain Cells Compensate for Damage From a Stroke – New Results Challenge Current Ideas
New results challenge the current model of how the brain can reorganize in the aftermath of stroke damage. A study from UCLA neurologists challenges the…
Neuroscientists Discover Beige Fat “Indispensable” in Protecting Brain From Dementia
Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new evidence that beige fat has a similar impact on the brain, bringing down the…
Brain Memory Signals Linked to Blood Sugar Levels in New Research
Brain Signals That Help Memories Form May Influence Blood Sugar A set of brain signals known to help memories form may also influence blood sugar…
Human Brain Organoids Grown in Lab With “Eyes” That Respond to Light
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be used to generate brain organoids containing an eye structure called the optic cup, according to a study…
Protein Pathways: Mentally Stimulating Jobs Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia in Old Age
Certain proteins might provide clues to underlying biological mechanisms, say researchers. People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age…
How (and Where) the Brain Analyzes Math and Language When Spoken
Math and language processed by separate networks even if heard together. Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type…