Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians
A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy of which side of ...
Tag: neurobiology
Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development
UC Riverside researchers' mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic momsCredit: Huffman lab, UC ...
Resarchers find way to improve cancer outcomes by examining patients’ genes
Approach could benefit many other conditionsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications By mining a vast trove of genetic data, researchers ...
Exercise reduces caregiver’s burden in dementia care
New exercise programme does not only help patientsCredit: LVR, Matthias Jung The research group "geriatric psychiatry in motion" of the ...
Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman. People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer ...
Can sea anemones show us how to regrow brain tissue?
Lehigh University biologist Michael Layden earns NSF Career Award for his work to identify the mechanism of neurogenesis during development ...
Engineers 3D print soft, rubbery brain implants
Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devicesCredit: Courtesy of the researchers The brain is one of ...
Scientists identify gene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice
Columbia study underscores complexities of deadly neurodegenerative disease; offers promising strategies to target disease's underlying genetic mechanismsCredit: Valeria Gerbino/Maniatis lab/Columbia's ...
I won’t have what he’s having: The brain and socially motivated behavior
Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Okazaki, Japan find brain cells that are responsible for socially based ...
Artificial intelligence for very young brains
Credit: CHU Sainte-Justine Canadian scientists have developed an innovative new technique that uses artificial intelligence to better define the different ...
Jumping genes help make neurons in a dish
Credit: © 2020 Della Valle et al. The process of making functional brain cells in a lab dish requires the ...
Despite failures, chemo still promising against dangerous childhood brain cancer, DIPG
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The pediatric brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is almost uniformly ...
Mother/infant skin-to-skin touch boosts baby’s brain development and function
FAU study finds both mother and baby physiology respond to kangaroo care methodCredit: Florida Atlantic University As the world prioritizes ...
Mapping the cannabis genome to improve crops and health
Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan Unlocking the full potential of cannabis for agriculture and human health will require ...
Antibodies in the brain trigger epilepsy
Study by the University of Bonn may enable new therapies against certain forms of the diseaseCredit: © AG Becker/Uni Bonn ...
Changing how we think about warm perception
Credit: Lewin/Poulet Lab, MDC A team of neuroscientists at Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) ...
A molecule that directs neurons
A genetic study identified a molecule that is essential for the correct composition of habenula neurons and their connectivity in ...
Recipe for neuromorphic processing systems?
A special blend of circuits and memristive devices was created for brain-mimicking processing systemsCredit: Elisabetta Chicca WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 ...
Stroke: When the system fails for the second time
Credit: MPI CBS It is now widely known that the brain is much more malleable than once thought. Even after ...
New genetic editing powers discovered in squid
Credit: Elaine Bearer WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid ...
