'Dancing' laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLearning a complex skilled movement like tying your shoes or playing an instrument takes practice. After repeating the same mo

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'Dancing' laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainLearning a complex skilled movement like tying your shoes or playing an instrument takes practice. After repeating the same mo

Updated on:January 21,2024 15

Could 'random noise' supercharge your brain?

by Michelle Wheeler,ParticleCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApplying a weak electrical current to your brain could speed up learning and help people with neurological conditions.The technique i

Updated on: January 21,2024 6

Could 'random noise' supercharge your brain?

by Michelle Wheeler,ParticleCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainApplying a weak electrical current to your brain could speed up learning and help people with neurological conditions.The technique i

Updated on:January 21,2024 6

Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness: Study

byUniversity of BirminghamBaby wearing EEG cap for the study. Pictured with parent. Credit: University of Birmingham.Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interac

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Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness: Study

byUniversity of BirminghamBaby wearing EEG cap for the study. Pictured with parent. Credit: University of Birmingham.Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interac

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'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

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'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

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COVID-19 lockdowns linked to less accurate recollection of event timing

byPublic Library of ScienceSimilar to a landscape where objects/people are placed in relation to others, a timescape puts the event timeline in relation to other events. Credit: Arianna Sahraie

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COVID-19 lockdowns linked to less accurate recollection of event timing

byPublic Library of ScienceSimilar to a landscape where objects/people are placed in relation to others, a timescape puts the event timeline in relation to other events. Credit: Arianna Sahraie

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ClearTau: A new tool for studying neurodegenerative diseases

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA ClearTau platform that reconstructs pathology-resembling Tau fibrils in vitro for research into Tau aggregation processes and the development of Tau f

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ClearTau: A new tool for studying neurodegenerative diseases

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneA ClearTau platform that reconstructs pathology-resembling Tau fibrils in vitro for research into Tau aggregation processes and the development of Tau f

Updated on:January 21,2024 5

COVID-19 on the brain: Neurological symptoms persist in majority of long-haulers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are conducting a longitudinal study to track neurologi

Updated on: January 21,2024 6

COVID-19 on the brain: Neurological symptoms persist in majority of long-haulers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are conducting a longitudinal study to track neurologi

Updated on:January 21,2024 6

'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

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'Rhythm' or 'drift'—new tools can help better understand human attention

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccepted theories of how people's visual attention behaves in situations with lots of stimuli, such as crossing a busy street, may need to

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'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

byOsaka UniversityActivation of the claustrum, identified as a reliable marker of the stressed brain, controls stress-induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. Credit: Atsushi KasaiIt

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'Switching off' specific brain cells protects against stress

byOsaka UniversityActivation of the claustrum, identified as a reliable marker of the stressed brain, controls stress-induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors. Credit: Atsushi KasaiIt

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'Didn't understand my suffering': When children get migraines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMaiwenn Colleaux was 14 when she first started getting migraines, and they immediately turned her life upside down."When I had an attack, I could no longer go ou

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'Didn't understand my suffering': When children get migraines

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMaiwenn Colleaux was 14 when she first started getting migraines, and they immediately turned her life upside down."When I had an attack, I could no longer go ou

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'Spatial Computing' enables flexible working memory

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTriangles represent neurons. Colors represent specific information they encode. The ovals represent patches in which brain waves represent task rules. For

Updated on: January 21,2024 11

'Spatial Computing' enables flexible working memory

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTriangles represent neurons. Colors represent specific information they encode. The ovals represent patches in which brain waves represent task rules. For

Updated on:January 21,2024 11

The therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome patients may be broader than previously reported

by Texas Children's HospitalUbe3amRNA is diminished in the brain of a new maternalUbe3aknockout mouse but remains in a previously generated Angelman syndrome mouse model. (A) Sch

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The therapeutic window for Angelman syndrome patients may be broader than previously reported

by Texas Children's HospitalUbe3amRNA is diminished in the brain of a new maternalUbe3aknockout mouse but remains in a previously generated Angelman syndrome mouse model. (A) Sch

Updated on:January 21,2024 7