Hungry fruit flies are extreme ultramarathon fliers
In search of food, a fly can travel six million times its body lengthCredit: Floris van Breugel In 2005, an ...
Tag: neurobiology
Serious play: Tablet-based video games may help people with mild cognitive impairment
UMass Amherst researcher awarded NIH grant to measure effects of mobile game-playingCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical ...
How we know whether and when to pay attention
Fast reactions are based on estimates of whether and when events will occurCredit: Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Fast ...
Neuro-researchers find repetitive head impacts can result in functional brain impairments
Brain vital signs concussion study in Bantam and junior A ice-hockey detects significant subconcussive changes in cognitive brain functionCredit: Health ...
Stem cell therapy promotes recovery from stroke and dementia in mice
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Science Translational Medicine A one-time injection of an experimental stem cell therapy can repair ...
Verbal fluency deficits in multiple sclerosis may reflect impaired language ability
Researchers at Kessler Foundation upend long-held assumption that language ability is largely intact in individuals with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the ...
Scientists reveal origin of neuronal diversity in hypothalamus
Credit: IGDB A mechanistic understanding of brain development requires a systematic survey of neural progenitor cell types, their lineage specification ...
AI-based system could help triage brain MRIs
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - An artificial intelligence-driven system that automatically combs through brain MRIs ...
Fast brainwave oscillations identify and localize epileptic brain
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Professor Bin He's team at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the Mayo ...
The immune link between a leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia
Research from the the School of Veterinary Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia points to the ...
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
Credit: Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown - Lima Lab (data); Diogo Matias (design). In many species, including humans and mice, ...
Inhibition of meprin β enzyme linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease analyzed
Findings of researchers at Mainz University could lead to the creation of new drugsCredit: ill./©: Walter Stöcker Researchers at Johannes ...
Astronauts’ mental health risks tested in the Antarctic
No bounce back for declines in positive emotionCredit: University of Houston Astronauts who spend extended time in space face stressors ...
Gold digger: Neural networks at the nexus of data science and electron microscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience used machine learning to develop a new, fully automated way to ...
Chaperone protein imbalance promotes toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
University of South Florida Health study applies a new mouse model of tauopathy, which may help identify therapeutic targets for ...
Scientists at IRB Barcelona discover the cause of neurodegeneration in Lafora disease
Credit: IRB Barcelona Lafora disease is an inherited neurodegenerative condition that initially develops with seizures in adolescence and evolves with ...
Light up your mind: A novel light-based treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers review growing knowledge on the methods and applications of light therapy in treating neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay ...
Pandemic led to profound changes in multiple sclerosis clinical practice
UC Riverside-led national survey of MS specialists finds nearly 10% had been redeployed to the front lines of COVID-19 patient ...
Search for biomarkers of injury severity to assist patients with spinal cord trauma
A continuation of ongoing effort by Kazan Federal University and its partners saw light in Brain Sciences.Credit: Kazan Federal University ...
Neural plasticity depends on this long noncoding RNA’s journey from nucleus to synapse
Credit: Credit: Jenna Wingfield and Yibo Zhao of the Puthanveettil lab at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Florida. JUPITER, FL--Making memories ...