Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on: March 13,2024

Neural activity study shows the brain processes direct speech and its echo separately

byPublic Library of ScienceSpeech processing in an echoic environment. Credit: Jiaxin Gao (CC-BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Echoes can make speech harder to understand, and tuning

Updated on:March 13,2024

How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli

by Jennifer Michalowski,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNeurons in the thalamus (green) project to the somatosensory cortex and relay tactile information. These neurons are required for tou

Updated on: February 05,2024

How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli

by Jennifer Michalowski,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNeurons in the thalamus (green) project to the somatosensory cortex and relay tactile information. These neurons are required for tou

Updated on:February 05,2024

Where you live may be associated with more successful stroke recovery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors liv

Updated on: March 15,2024

Where you live may be associated with more successful stroke recovery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors liv

Updated on:March 15,2024

Optimizing Dysphagia Management in Ischemic Stroke Patients: Insights from a Retrospective Study

Updated on: May 12,2024

Optimizing Dysphagia Management in Ischemic Stroke Patients: Insights from a Retrospective Study

Updated on:May 12,2024

Shorter telomeres point to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShort telomeres in midlife are associated with a higher risk of develo

Updated on: May 22,2024

Shorter telomeres point to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShort telomeres in midlife are associated with a higher risk of develo

Updated on:May 22,2024

Sets of neurons work in sync to track 'time' and 'place,' giving humans context for past, present and future

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113238Two studies led by UCLA researchers offer new insights into the

Updated on: January 12,2024

Sets of neurons work in sync to track 'time' and 'place,' giving humans context for past, present and future

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113238Two studies led by UCLA researchers offer new insights into the

Updated on:January 12,2024

How sensory neurons impact the gut

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers showed that PIEZO2 receptors in sensory neurons control the rate of gut transit. In this fluorescently stained microscopy image, nerve endings stemmin

Updated on: June 20,2024

How sensory neurons impact the gut

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers showed that PIEZO2 receptors in sensory neurons control the rate of gut transit. In this fluorescently stained microscopy image, nerve endings stemmin

Updated on:June 20,2024

Low-cost versatile mesoscope makes brain imaging in rodents more accessible

by SPIEThis newly developed modular mesoscope can be used for in vivo fluorescence imaging of rodent brains. It is versatile and can adjust to different experimental requirements while still prov

Updated on: March 19,2024

Low-cost versatile mesoscope makes brain imaging in rodents more accessible

by SPIEThis newly developed modular mesoscope can be used for in vivo fluorescence imaging of rodent brains. It is versatile and can adjust to different experimental requirements while still prov

Updated on:March 19,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on: March 30,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on:March 30,2024

Protein aggregation: Protein assemblies relevant not only for neurodegenerative disease

by Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfCross section of the 3D model of an amyloid fibril against the backdrop of a cryo-electron microscopy recording. A PI3K SH3 domain is highlighted in yellow. Cre

Updated on: May 20,2024

Protein aggregation: Protein assemblies relevant not only for neurodegenerative disease

by Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfCross section of the 3D model of an amyloid fibril against the backdrop of a cryo-electron microscopy recording. A PI3K SH3 domain is highlighted in yellow. Cre

Updated on:May 20,2024

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease could greatly simplify diagnosis and reduce costs

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveProportion of traditional exams that could be saved by using plasma biomarkers with 95%-sensitivity or 95%-specificity cut-offs. Values indicate the proportion of s

Updated on: June 18,2024

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease could greatly simplify diagnosis and reduce costs

by Hôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveProportion of traditional exams that could be saved by using plasma biomarkers with 95%-sensitivity or 95%-specificity cut-offs. Values indicate the proportion of s

Updated on:June 18,2024

Study uncovers new insights into alternative splicing and disease associations

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityStudy design to create a database of transcripts, called TRAILS (TRAnscriptomic resource of Immune cells using Long-read Sequencing), from different human im

Updated on: June 15,2024

Study uncovers new insights into alternative splicing and disease associations

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityStudy design to create a database of transcripts, called TRAILS (TRAnscriptomic resource of Immune cells using Long-read Sequencing), from different human im

Updated on:June 15,2024