Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on: February 03,2024

Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on:February 03,2024

Neurosurgeon explains the difference in brain aneurysms

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainEach year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptu

Updated on: March 28,2024

Neurosurgeon explains the difference in brain aneurysms

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainEach year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptu

Updated on:March 28,2024

Brain recordings in people before surgery reveal how minds plan what to say prior to speaking

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study in people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy shows that pauses in speech reveal information about how people's

Updated on: March 28,2024

Brain recordings in people before surgery reveal how minds plan what to say prior to speaking

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study in people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy shows that pauses in speech reveal information about how people's

Updated on:March 28,2024

Why some types of music make people want to dance more than others

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTwelve 8-s melodies with a 2-Hz beat were created. For each melody, three variants were designed to vary the level of rhythmic predictability (degree of syncopation) while

Updated on: March 30,2024

Why some types of music make people want to dance more than others

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTwelve 8-s melodies with a 2-Hz beat were created. For each melody, three variants were designed to vary the level of rhythmic predictability (degree of syncopation) while

Updated on:March 30,2024

New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease

by Medical Research CouncilNeurons immunoreactive to AT8, PHF1 or MC1 are segmented in Imaris software and rendered to reveal intracellular X34 staining (β-sheet fibrillary structures), an indica

Updated on: March 02,2024

New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease

by Medical Research CouncilNeurons immunoreactive to AT8, PHF1 or MC1 are segmented in Imaris software and rendered to reveal intracellular X34 staining (β-sheet fibrillary structures), an indica

Updated on:March 02,2024

Brain stimulation may prove helpful to acute stroke patients, pilot study suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHighly targeted electrical stimulation to the brain showed promise as a new treatment for the most common type of stroke,

Updated on: February 03,2024

Brain stimulation may prove helpful to acute stroke patients, pilot study suggests

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHighly targeted electrical stimulation to the brain showed promise as a new treatment for the most common type of stroke,

Updated on:February 03,2024

Structure of adult brain, previously thought to be fixed, is changed by treatment

by European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyRepresentative map of the affected connections in the brain. The number of these connections increased after treatment. Credit: Jonathan ReppleScient

Updated on: February 05,2024

Structure of adult brain, previously thought to be fixed, is changed by treatment

by European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyRepresentative map of the affected connections in the brain. The number of these connections increased after treatment. Credit: Jonathan ReppleScient

Updated on:February 05,2024

How astrocytes and perineuronal nets cooperate to sustain synaptic homeostasis

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal micrographs showing close association between Perineuronal nets (magenta) and astrocytes (green) in mouse cerebral cortex. Credit: Bhanu TewariSynapses are s

Updated on: August 08,2024

How astrocytes and perineuronal nets cooperate to sustain synaptic homeostasis

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressConfocal micrographs showing close association between Perineuronal nets (magenta) and astrocytes (green) in mouse cerebral cortex. Credit: Bhanu TewariSynapses are s

Updated on:August 08,2024

Nonprofits, federal government surpass pharma to lead Alzheimer's drug development

by Alzheimer's AssociationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainTwo articles published online today byAlzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Res

Updated on: June 01,2024

Nonprofits, federal government surpass pharma to lead Alzheimer's drug development

by Alzheimer's AssociationPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainTwo articles published online today byAlzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Res

Updated on:June 01,2024

How cells recycle damaged mitochondria in middle age may be critical for brain health

byUniversity of HelsinkiSnapshot of a specialized nerve cell, called an interneuron, undergoing autophagy in the hippocampus—a key brain region for memory function. Credit: Anna RappeMitochondri

Updated on: November 28,2024

How cells recycle damaged mitochondria in middle age may be critical for brain health

byUniversity of HelsinkiSnapshot of a specialized nerve cell, called an interneuron, undergoing autophagy in the hippocampus—a key brain region for memory function. Credit: Anna RappeMitochondri

Updated on:November 28,2024

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on: April 29,2024

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia. One more reason to consider vaccination

by John Donne Potter,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individua

Updated on:April 29,2024

The combination of dementia and domestic abuse is all too often overlooked

by Rebecca Zerk and Sarah Wydall,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAround the world, domestic abuse affectsone in three women, and every three seconds,someone develops dement

Updated on: May 08,2024

The combination of dementia and domestic abuse is all too often overlooked

by Rebecca Zerk and Sarah Wydall,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAround the world, domestic abuse affectsone in three women, and every three seconds,someone develops dement

Updated on:May 08,2024