Study shows that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

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Study shows that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

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Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges

byColumbia UniversityHuman brain-scan images show regions toward the back and front that are active for a person who is feeling curious. Credit: Gottlieb Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman InstituteYo

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Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges

byColumbia UniversityHuman brain-scan images show regions toward the back and front that are active for a person who is feeling curious. Credit: Gottlieb Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman InstituteYo

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Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

by Lindsey Hasak and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of April 2022, there have beennearly 1 million confirmed COVID-19 deathsin the U.S. Fo

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Brains are bad at big numbers, making it impossible to grasp what a million COVID-19 deaths really means

by Lindsey Hasak and Elizabeth Y. Toomarian,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs of April 2022, there have beennearly 1 million confirmed COVID-19 deathsin the U.S. Fo

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From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mou

Updated on: February 18,2024 12

From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainJohns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mou

Updated on:February 18,2024 12

Shining a light on the hidden damage of mild brain injuries

byHarvard UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a new brain imaging method that allows mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) to be diagnosed, even when existing imaging tec

Updated on: January 09,2024 12

Shining a light on the hidden damage of mild brain injuries

byHarvard UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a new brain imaging method that allows mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) to be diagnosed, even when existing imaging tec

Updated on:January 09,2024 12

Sequencing of the developing human brain uncovers hundreds of thousands of new gene transcripts

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team led by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a first-of-its kind catalog of gene-iso

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Sequencing of the developing human brain uncovers hundreds of thousands of new gene transcripts

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team led by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a first-of-its kind catalog of gene-iso

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Neurological research provides molecular insights into the blood–brain barrier

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract of this study. Credit: Prof. Chang, fromCell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113392A team of researchers from the S

Updated on: February 26,2024 17

Neurological research provides molecular insights into the blood–brain barrier

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract of this study. Credit: Prof. Chang, fromCell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113392A team of researchers from the S

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The brain can detect infection with malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Brain vascular endothelial cells (blue) internalize particles released by erythrocytes infected with the malaria parasite (pink and red). Credit: Teresa Pais, 2

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The brain can detect infection with malaria

by Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)Brain vascular endothelial cells (blue) internalize particles released by erythrocytes infected with the malaria parasite (pink and red). Credit: Teresa Pais, 2

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Clustering method can better describe the pathological process in patients with traumatic brain injury

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMonitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first wee

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Clustering method can better describe the pathological process in patients with traumatic brain injury

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMonitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first wee

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Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson's disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it

by Matthew Farrer,The ConversationSchematic outline of the methodological framework used in the study. Credit:The Lancet Neurology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00121-2Parkinson&

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Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson's disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it

by Matthew Farrer,The ConversationSchematic outline of the methodological framework used in the study. Credit:The Lancet Neurology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00121-2Parkinson&

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What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

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What happens when we pass out? Researchers identify new brain and heart connections

by Mario Aguilera,University of California - San DiegoAn image of a heart labeled by vagal sensory neurons. In a new study published in the journalNature, UC San Diego researchers and thei

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Research implicates calcium in 'chemobrain,' pointing the way toward potential therapy

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterPreventing chemobrain. A leak of calcium through the ryanodine receptor (above) in the brain led to neurocognitive dysfunction in mice treated with a c

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Research implicates calcium in 'chemobrain,' pointing the way toward potential therapy

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterPreventing chemobrain. A leak of calcium through the ryanodine receptor (above) in the brain led to neurocognitive dysfunction in mice treated with a c

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