Tag: neurobiology

Virginia Tech, Penn researchers show early learning shapes adult brain structure An enhanced learning environment during the first five years ...

Emotional regulation technique may be effective in disrupting compulsive cocaine addiction

An emotion regulation strategy known as cognitive reappraisal helped reduce the typically heightened and habitual attention to drug-related cues and ...

Duetting songbirds ‘mute’ the musical mind of their partner to stay in sync

There's Simon and Garfunkel, Tina and Ike, and Armstrong and Fitzgerald. But now, nature's famed duet singers, the plain-tail wren, ...

Scientists discover a new genetic form of ALS in children

NIH- and USU- led study links ALS to a fat manufacturing gene and maps out a genetic therapy In a ...

MS experts call for increased focus on progressive MS rehabilitation research

International Progressive MS Alliance contends that the development of rehabilitation strategies for people with progressive MS is lacking compared to ...

Tiniest of moments proves key for baby’s healthy brain

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have shed new light on how our brains develop, revealing that the very ...

Research investigates how TBIs and treatments differ between men and women

New research has determined that the window of opportunity to provide possible treatments for patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries ...

Brain injury research to focus on moderate concussion

$2.3 million renewal grant to UC Riverside will support a five-year project RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor ...

Discovery may point to Parkinson’s disease therapies

University of Guelph researchers have discovered a key way Parkinson's disease spreads in the brainCredit: University of Guelph A new ...

Lactate reveals all about its antidepressant prowess

Neuroscientists at Synapsy have identified the mechanism behind the antidepressant effect of lactate, a molecule produced by the body during ...

Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia

Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesiaCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan Medicine Millions of ...

A deep dive into the brain

Credit: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich / Daniel Razansky The way the human brain works remains, to a great extent, ...

Study upgrades one of the largest databases of neuronal types

An international collaboration between the Institute Cajal in Madrid, Spain and George Mason University in Virginia, USA maps critical measurements ...

University of Kentucky researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain

Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) - Using novel imaging methods for studying brain ...

Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points

Credit: Tsunehiko Kohashi American writer and humorist Mark Twain, a master of language and noted lecturer, once offered, "The right ...

Scientists find a way to detect the spectral signals of amyloid fibrils

It will help to better understand the mechanism of neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: SPbU Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder ...

Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging

Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowlyCredit: Chapman University A team of international researchers has ...

Protein tenascin-C important in retinal blood flow disorders

Credit: RUB, Marquard Many eye diseases are associated with a restricted blood supply, known as ischaemia, which can lead to ...

Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog reverses effects of stress in mouse study

May 25, 2021

Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of ...

Superoxide produced in the cochlea of inner ears causes acquired hearing loss