Wake-up call for neural stem cells
Brain enzyme activates dormant neural stem cellsCredit: Wang Hongyan SINGAPORE, 10 February 2021 - Researchers studying an enzyme in fruit ...
Tag: neurobiology
Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups
Credit: Courtesy Cliffe lab at UVA Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what ...
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
Credit: Phil Jones, freelance photographer A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have ...
Adult neurogenesis may hold clues for more effective treatment of alcoholism
New research and analysis examine how alcohol exposure impacts many aspects of neuroplasticity in a special issue of Brain PlasticityCredit: ...
Depressed moms who breastfeed boost babies’ mood, neuroprotection and mutual touch
Study first to show EEG patterns shift as a result of feeding method and affectionate touch in depressed and non-depressed ...
Time perception and sense of touch: a new connection
A SISSA team of investigators has reported a new theory for how we sense the passage of time as we ...
Discovering structural diverseness of neurons between brain areas and between cases
Credit: TMIMS It was reported that volume of the brain areas such as superior temporal gyrus and anterior cingulate cortex ...
How messenger substances influence individual decision-making
Psychology: publication in Nature CommunicationsCredit: HHU / Luca Franziska Kaiser As indicated by other studies, different parts of the brain ...
Lipid epoxides target pain, inflammatory pathways in neurons
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When modified using a process known as epoxidation, two naturally occurring ...
Function identified of ‘mystery protein’ that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson’s
Scientists have made a 'vital step' towards understanding the origins of Parkinson's Disease - the fastest growing neurological condition in ...
AD diagnostics could become more accessible
Use of metal-containing radiopharmaceuticals could improve accessibility of diagnostic imaging of Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A team of researchers ...
New “molecular” tool helps shed light on individual synapses in brain cells
Scientists engineer a light-activated protein that can be used to study single synapses of neuronsCredit: Hideji Murakoshi Neurons are the ...
Kessler Foundation to study effects of MS disease-modifying therapy on cognitive fatigue
Dr. John DeLuca leads team in novel study of the effects of a MS disease-modifying agent on the symptoms of ...
Molecular sleuthing identifies and corrects major flaws in blood-brain barrier model
Credit: Image courtesy of the Lis lab A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely ...
Brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s also protects against the disease: USask research
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of ...
Can the brain resist the group opinion?
Credit: HSE University Scientists at HSE University have learned that disagreeing with the opinion of other people leaves a 'trace' ...
Correspondence between representations in visual cortices and neural networks
Artificial mechanism of "attention" through the deep learningCredit: Nobuhiko Wagatsuma This discovery was made possible by applying the research method ...
Link found between time perception, risk for developmental coordination disorder
Credit: Auditory Development Lab, McMaster University Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk ...
Audiovisual professionalisation affects how the brain perceives media content
Credit: Neuro-Com (UAB), Instituto RTVE and the Neuroscience Division (UPO). Professionalisation in any field requires long-term experience and training. In ...
Studies use mathematics to analyze the semantics of dream reports during the pandemic
Researchers at a center for neuromathematics say dreams reflect the fear and anxiety fueled by the diseaseCredit: Weid de souza ...