Rely on gut feeling? New research identifies how second brain in gut communicates

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're faced with a big decision so your second brain provides what's normally referred to as "gut instinct," but how did

Updated on: April 01,2024

Rely on gut feeling? New research identifies how second brain in gut communicates

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou're faced with a big decision so your second brain provides what's normally referred to as "gut instinct," but how did

Updated on:April 01,2024

Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on:May 30,2024

Brain study suggests regions that grew the most during evolution are most susceptible to aging

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressSample, workflow, and phylogeny. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado2733An international team of neuroscientists and anthropologists has fou

Updated on: September 06,2024

Brain study suggests regions that grew the most during evolution are most susceptible to aging

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressSample, workflow, and phylogeny. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado2733An international team of neuroscientists and anthropologists has fou

Updated on:September 06,2024

Scientists uncover key brain pathway mediating panic disorder symptoms

bySalk InstitutePAC1R-expressing dorsal raphe neurons in the mouse brain (red) serve as the projection targets for PACAP parabrachial neurons to mediate panic-like behavioral and physical sympto

Updated on: January 09,2024

Scientists uncover key brain pathway mediating panic disorder symptoms

bySalk InstitutePAC1R-expressing dorsal raphe neurons in the mouse brain (red) serve as the projection targets for PACAP parabrachial neurons to mediate panic-like behavioral and physical sympto

Updated on:January 09,2024

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age—new study

by Jonathan Ka Long Mak and Sara Hägg,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurologic

Updated on: January 10,2024

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age—new study

by Jonathan Ka Long Mak and Sara Hägg,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurologic

Updated on:January 10,2024

Study models how ketamine's molecular action leads to its effects on the brain

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA spectrogram of brain rhythm frequencies over time predicted by the team's model. After a first, moderate dose of ketamine gamma brain rhythm power (w

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study models how ketamine's molecular action leads to its effects on the brain

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA spectrogram of brain rhythm frequencies over time predicted by the team's model. After a first, moderate dose of ketamine gamma brain rhythm power (w

Updated on:May 30,2024

New state of mind: Rethinking how researchers understand brain activity

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the link between brain activity and behavior is among the core interests of neuroscience. Having a better grasp

Updated on: April 28,2024

New state of mind: Rethinking how researchers understand brain activity

by Mallory Locklear,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnderstanding the link between brain activity and behavior is among the core interests of neuroscience. Having a better grasp

Updated on:April 28,2024

Neuropathology tied to dementia ID'd in football players who had CTE

(HealthDay)—White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex (DLFC) neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are independently associated with dementia among older men who played fo

Updated on: June 11,2024

Neuropathology tied to dementia ID'd in football players who had CTE

(HealthDay)—White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex (DLFC) neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are independently associated with dementia among older men who played fo

Updated on:June 11,2024

Study in mice suggests post-surgical delirium caused by inflammation

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease patients who undergo orthopedic or other surgeries frequently develop post-surgical delirium, often leading to a po

Updated on: May 26,2024

Study in mice suggests post-surgical delirium caused by inflammation

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease patients who undergo orthopedic or other surgeries frequently develop post-surgical delirium, often leading to a po

Updated on:May 26,2024

Researchers unveil vital role of astrocytes in mental health

by Liu Jia, Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.03.028Astrocytes, as vital cells in the central nervous system, are crucial for brain health and function. Rece

Updated on: May 14,2024

Researchers unveil vital role of astrocytes in mental health

by Liu Jia, Chinese Academy of SciencesCredit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.03.028Astrocytes, as vital cells in the central nervous system, are crucial for brain health and function. Rece

Updated on:May 14,2024

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on: February 18,2024

Decoding movement and speech from the brain of a tetraplegic person

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyFive types of grasping hand positions. The team asked the study participant to imagine making these hand movements, and recorded brain activity f

Updated on:February 18,2024

Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate

by Lauran NeergaardDoug Whitney, left, looks at his son, Brian, in Manson, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. Doug inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and ge

Updated on: May 13,2024

Seeking Alzheimer's clues from few who escape genetic fate

by Lauran NeergaardDoug Whitney, left, looks at his son, Brian, in Manson, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. Doug inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and ge

Updated on:May 13,2024