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

Updated on: January 11,2024

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

Updated on:January 11,2024

Piecing the puzzle together: How different brain regions contribute to visual object memory

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyDiagram of the ventral fronto-temporal network operations necessary for visual object memory. During perception (left), neurons in the ante

Updated on: September 06,2024

Piecing the puzzle together: How different brain regions contribute to visual object memory

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyDiagram of the ventral fronto-temporal network operations necessary for visual object memory. During perception (left), neurons in the ante

Updated on:September 06,2024

Higher light levels may improve cognitive performance

by Emily Packer,eLifeExperimental protocol. (A) Overall timeline. After prior light history standardization, participants performed executive (always first), emotional and attentional tasks (pse

Updated on: April 28,2024

Higher light levels may improve cognitive performance

by Emily Packer,eLifeExperimental protocol. (A) Overall timeline. After prior light history standardization, participants performed executive (always first), emotional and attentional tasks (pse

Updated on:April 28,2024

Acting out dreams can signal a serious disorder

by Chris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDreams are excursions of our central nervous system, unfolding when the body is at rest, but our brains are in thrall to

Updated on: March 05,2024

Acting out dreams can signal a serious disorder

by Chris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDreams are excursions of our central nervous system, unfolding when the body is at rest, but our brains are in thrall to

Updated on:March 05,2024

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on: February 10,2025

Nature Medicine's big discovery: microplastics in human brains are increasing and linked to dementia

Updated on:February 10,2025

Could marriage stave off dementia?

by Michigan State UniversityHui Liu, professor of sociology. Credit: G.L. KohuthDementia and marital status could be linked, according to a new Michigan State University study that found married

Updated on: June 11,2024

Could marriage stave off dementia?

by Michigan State UniversityHui Liu, professor of sociology. Credit: G.L. KohuthDementia and marital status could be linked, according to a new Michigan State University study that found married

Updated on:June 11,2024

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

Updated on: February 21,2024

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

Updated on:February 21,2024

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on: January 21,2024

Could loss of smell from COVID-19 create future 'dementia wave?'

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA review of studies about the effect of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—on the olfactory system introduces questions a

Updated on:January 21,2024

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on: January 11,2024

Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience sei

Updated on:January 11,2024

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

Updated on: February 21,2024

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

Updated on:February 21,2024

Reorganization of prefrontal cortex circuitry during adolescence enables cognitive maturation of mice

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe artistic image shows that the structural and functional development of neuronal circuits in the prefrontal cortex is supported by microglia mediated refinement of

Updated on: March 28,2024

Reorganization of prefrontal cortex circuitry during adolescence enables cognitive maturation of mice

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressThe artistic image shows that the structural and functional development of neuronal circuits in the prefrontal cortex is supported by microglia mediated refinement of

Updated on:March 28,2024

Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCortical spreading depolarization (CSD) drives wave-like calcium activity in meningeal afferents. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI:

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers explore the connection between migraine headache and movement

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCortical spreading depolarization (CSD) drives wave-like calcium activity in meningeal afferents. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI:

Updated on:March 19,2024