Tag: neurobiology

Credit: Sur Lab/ MIT Picower Institute Small and seemingly specialized, the brain's locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for ...

‘Feel good’ brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Neuroscientists show that mice can learn to manipulate random dopamine impulses for rewardCredit: Julia Kuhl From the thrill of hearing ...

How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape

Researchers investigate how our brains proceed from merely seeing a landscape to feeling its aesthetic impactCredit: MPI for Empirical Aesthetics ...

Device cracks milk protein

'Refolding' molecules to support medical solutionsCredit: Flinders University After gaining world attention by 'unboiling' egg protein, Flinders University scientists have ...

Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process ...

Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in first-in-world human test

July 22, 2021

Credit: Houston Methodist Houston Methodist Neurological Institute researchers from the department of neurosurgery shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more ...

3D imaging reveals neural ‘vicious cycle’ in fatty liver disease

July 22, 2021

Credit: Adori et al., Science Advances, July 2021. With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska ...

Wearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions

July 21, 2021

New system based on user's motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devicesCredit: Georgia Tech A new wearable brain-machine ...

Scientists link frailty and neurocognitive decline in childhood cancer survivors

July 21, 2021

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have shown that frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult survivors of childhood ...

Brain ‘noise’ keeps nerve connections young

Credit: © Laboratory of Neural Genetics and Disease / EPFL Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release ...

NIH award to study molecule’s role in healthy brain development

Credit: Virginia Tech Raymundo Hernandez was always drawn to psychology - that is, until he took his first neurobiology class ...

Bleak cyborg future from brain-computer interfaces if we’re not careful

Researchers warn of the potential social, ethical, and legal consequences of technologies interacting heavily with human brains.Credit: Portillo-Lara et al. ...

Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce 2021 laureates

Winners of America's largest unrestricted scientific prize for promising young researchers include a neuroscientist from the Salk Institute for Biological ...

Non-neuronal cells drive sex differences in early brain development