New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t

Updated on: December 17,2024

New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t

Updated on:December 17,2024

Tracing brain circuits that tell us when to eat—and when to stop

Updated on: July 07,2025

Tracing brain circuits that tell us when to eat—and when to stop

Updated on:July 07,2025

Cerebrospinal biomarker test can detect Alzheimer's pathology earlier, study shows

Updated on: March 05,2025

Cerebrospinal biomarker test can detect Alzheimer's pathology earlier, study shows

Updated on:March 05,2025

How Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain

by Society for NeuroscienceA functioning brain cell that is expressing diseased tau. Credit: Hallinan et al.,JNeurosci2019Tau can quickly spread between neurons but is not immediately

Updated on: April 10,2024

How Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain

by Society for NeuroscienceA functioning brain cell that is expressing diseased tau. Credit: Hallinan et al.,JNeurosci2019Tau can quickly spread between neurons but is not immediately

Updated on:April 10,2024

New pathway in Alzheimer's disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's dis

Updated on: April 07,2024

New pathway in Alzheimer's disease provides earlier target for potential therapies

by Case Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's dis

Updated on:April 07,2024

Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement

Updated on: September 28,2025

Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement

Updated on:September 28,2025

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme

Updated on: January 12,2025

How and why music can reduce distress in people with dementia: A blueprint for personalized music therapy

byAnglia Ruskin UniversityCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsA new study has demonstrated for the first time how and why music can reduce distress and agitation for people with advanced deme

Updated on:January 12,2025

Integrating MRI and OCT for new insights into brain microstructure

byOptica(A) Brightfield photograph of the sample and selected ROI for PS-OCT imaging. (B) PSOCTAverage Intensity measured in dB. (C) PS-OCT Retardance ranging from 0 to π. (D) PS-OCTRetardance A

Updated on: September 23,2024

Integrating MRI and OCT for new insights into brain microstructure

byOptica(A) Brightfield photograph of the sample and selected ROI for PS-OCT imaging. (B) PSOCTAverage Intensity measured in dB. (C) PS-OCT Retardance ranging from 0 to π. (D) PS-OCTRetardance A

Updated on:September 23,2024

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Updated on: January 14,2025

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Updated on:January 14,2025

Alzheimer's advance: Early stage study in mice show new drugs restore memory loss and prolong life

by University of LeicesterPicture of nerve cells dying in the brain of prion-diseased mice. The nerves are stained pink and can be seen dying in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Credit: Univers

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's advance: Early stage study in mice show new drugs restore memory loss and prolong life

by University of LeicesterPicture of nerve cells dying in the brain of prion-diseased mice. The nerves are stained pink and can be seen dying in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Credit: Univers

Updated on:April 07,2024

New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'

by Todd Hollingshead,Brigham Young UniversityPh.D. student Erin Saito enters data into a computer in the lab of Professor Benjamin Bikman. Credit: Jaren WilkeyFor years, research to pin down the

Updated on: April 07,2024

New research on Alzheimer's disease shows 'lifestyle origin at least in some degree'

by Todd Hollingshead,Brigham Young UniversityPh.D. student Erin Saito enters data into a computer in the lab of Professor Benjamin Bikman. Credit: Jaren WilkeyFor years, research to pin down the

Updated on:April 07,2024

Do you see what I see? People share same brain responses for colors, study finds

Updated on: September 28,2025

Do you see what I see? People share same brain responses for colors, study finds

Updated on:September 28,2025