Veterinarians: Dogs, too, can experience hearing loss
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Just like humans, dogs are sometimes born with impaired hearing or ...
Tag: neurobiology
Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit
Credit: Chloe Berland et al. Energy-dense food, obesity and compulsive food intake bordering addiction: the scientific literature has been pointing ...
Researchers discover a previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain
It may bring novel treatments for depression and schizophreniaCredit: SPbU Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals between neurons or from ...
Norway’s Nobel laureates take up the fight against Alzheimer’s
An NOK 22.5 million grant from a private foundation establishes new national research centerCredit: Rita Elmkvist-Nilsen/Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience ...
A new model of vision
Credit: MIT When we open our eyes, we immediately see our surroundings in great detail. How the brain is able ...
Study shows low carb diet may prevent, reverse age-related effects within the brain
Credit: Stony Brook University STONY BROOK, NY, March 4, 2020 - A study using neuroimaging led by Stony Brook University ...
Our eye movements help us retrieve memories, suggests a new Baycrest study
In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine ...
How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath
'Every breath is like a new song with the same beat.'Credit: UCLA/Feldman lab Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm ...
IU scientists study link between energy levels, spinal cord injury
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Each year, thousands of people in the United States experience a spinal cord injury, damaging ...
The origin of satiety: Brain cells that change shape after a meal
Credit: Danaé Nuzzaci / CNRS / CSGA You just finished a good meal and are feeling full? Researchers from the ...
Discovery of GABAergic synaptic regulations inside the brain for a new epilepsy treatment
DGIST joint research team identified the roles of 'Somatostatin,' which mediates the functions of GABAergic synaptic proteinCredit: dgist DGIST announced ...
Visceral fat delivers signal to the brain that hurts cognition
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure ...
Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with
Credit: Cory Inman Within hours of birth, a baby's gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal ...
Could targeting an Alzheimer’s-associated protein prevent Autism?
New study shows reducing levels of the protein tau prevents core autism symptoms in animal modelsCredit: Lauren Bayless, Gladstone Institutes ...
Scientists find functioning amyloid in healthy brain
Researchers at the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology of St Petersburg University have discovered a functioning amyloid in a healthy ...
Coping strategies, a matter of neuron
Credit: WANG Jing, CHEN Xiaodong and XU Qizhi In response to stressors, individuals exhibit different coping styles, each characterized by ...
Physics meets brain science in Denver
Presentations at the 2020 APS March Meeting will cover the effects of mammalian brain size on connectivity networks, where the ...
Early intervention following traumatic brain injury reduces epilepsy risk
UC Riverside-led rat study finds an immune receptor in the hippocampus is responsible for the onset of the disease after ...
Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits
Credit: Image provided by study co-authors Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as ...
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
Credit: Image by Christopher Morrow MADISON - New research by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps ...
