How single neurons and brain networks support spatial navigation
Both individual nerve cells and large neuronal assemblies appear to be relevant for spatial navigation. But what's the relationship between ...
Tag: neurobiology
ALS research reveals new treatment approach
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - May 23, 2019 - On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou ...
Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure
The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to ...
UTA earns equipment grant to expand research into brain injuries
Quantifying brain traumaCredit: UT Arlington It is often easy to tell when a person has suffered a severe traumatic brain ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation launches NF2 accelerator to combat rare genetic disorder
Foundation to invest $2.3 million to expand NF2 drug pipeline and accelerate treatments for neurofibromatosis type 2 patients On the ...
How a zebrafish could help solve the mysteries of genetic brain disease
Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish ...
Proof it’s possible to enhance or suppress memories
Boston University neuroscientist shows that stimulating different parts of the brain can dial up or down a specific memory's emotional ...
How does the nervous system create behavior? Muscle activity map in Hydra gives insight
Credit: John Szymanski WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Accomplishing perhaps a world first, researchers at Columbia University and the Marine Biological ...
Women are less likely than men to be diagnosed with minor stroke
Canadian study encourages doctors to look beyond typical symptoms for strokeCredit: Adrian Shellard for the Hotchkiss Brain Institute Women experiencing ...
The neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish
Credit: NIBB In vertebrate muscles, there are slow and fast muscle fibers. Fast muscle fibers contract rapidly, but are prone ...
Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers
Wearable brain devices are now being marketed directly to consumers and often claim to confer benefits like boosting memory and ...
New therapeutic target for depression identified
Researchers of the University of Malaga demonstrate that a fragment of the brain molecule 'Galanin' is involved in anhedonia, the ...
Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients, study finds
People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain - known as brain haemorrhage - can take common ...
Exercise may help teens sleep longer, more efficiently
Getting more exercise than normal - or being more sedentary than usual - for one day may be enough to ...
Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later
In mouse study, neonatal exposure changed biochemistry of reward circuitry; researchers suggest same mechanism may be at work in humansCredit: ...
NEOMED researcher designs therapeutic intervention to help preterm infants suck, swallow and breathe
Receives $624,518 award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: Courtesy of NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, ...
Multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain
Depression is linked to diminished activity in parts of the brain believed to regulate mood, which previous research suggests may ...
UC studies links between air pollution and childhood anxiety
Researchers at UC and Cincinnati Children's investigate traffic-related air pollution and symptoms of childhood anxiety, through neuroimaging Exposure to air ...
Summit charts a course to uncover the origins of genetic diseases
Researchers create most complete model of complex protein machineryCredit: Image credit: Ivaylo Ivanov, Georgia State University Environmental conditions, lifestyle choices, ...
New opioid speeds up recovery without increasing pain sensitivity or risk of chronic pain
Tulane University researchers develop non-addictive painkiller that works as well as morphine but also diminishes inflammation, reduces recovery time and ...
