Neuroscience
Newly discovered neural connections may be linked to emotional decision-making
MIT neuroscientists have discovered connections deep within the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas that control...
Glutamate plays previously unknown role in neuromuscular development
Image of a neuromuscular junction. University at Buffalo and Johns Hopkins researchers have shown in mice that glutamate plays a...
Drinking beer helps us see happy faces faster
What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific...
Response to anxiety linked to movement control areas in brain
Flickr: Anxiety | by PracticalCuresResearchers have discovered that the response to anxiety in teenagers may include not only the parts...
A dog’s dilemma: Do canine’s prefer praise or food?
Given the choice, many dogs prefer praise from their owners over food, suggests a new study published in the journal...
Adverse effects of cannabis scientifically verified, a world first
Researchers have clarified important mechanisms involved in the formation of neural circuits in the brain. This group also discovered that...
How the brain builds panoramic memory
When asked to visualize your childhood home, you can probably picture not only the house you lived in, but also...
TSRI scientists reverse alcohol dependence in animal models
LA JOLLA, CA – Sept. 6, 2016 – There may be a way to switch off the urge for compulsive...
Protein subunit found to rescue afflicted neurons in Huntington’s disease
A montage of three images of single striatal neurons transfected with a disease-associated version of huntingtin, the protein that causes...
From DNA to disease, study describes rare, new brain disorder
Credit: Ouyang et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In rare cases — for instance, among siblings in two families from...
A new window to understanding the brain
Scientists in recent years have made great strides in the quest to understand the brain by using implanted probes to...
Memory for future wearable electronics
Last March, the artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo beat Korean Go champion LEE Se-Dol at the Asian board game. “The...
Personnel selection, training could mitigate effects of cognitive lock-up in automation operators
Automation failures have been the cause of such widely reported disasters as the crash of Air France Flight 447 in...
Decoding hidden dreams
The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories. However,...