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

Updated on: July 09,2024

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

Updated on:July 09,2024

Most athletes who have donated to Australian Sports Brain Bank showed signs of brain trauma

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Olga Guryanova on UnsplashClinicians and policymakers should develop measures that further mitigate the risk of sport-related repetitive head injury after data r

Updated on: February 18,2024

Most athletes who have donated to Australian Sports Brain Bank showed signs of brain trauma

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Olga Guryanova on UnsplashClinicians and policymakers should develop measures that further mitigate the risk of sport-related repetitive head injury after data r

Updated on:February 18,2024

Pathway discovered that prevents buildup of Alzheimer's protein

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst author Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D. (right), a postdoctoral fellow in Doug Green's (left) laboratory at St. Jude, led research that identified the

Updated on: May 28,2024

Pathway discovered that prevents buildup of Alzheimer's protein

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalFirst author Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D. (right), a postdoctoral fellow in Doug Green's (left) laboratory at St. Jude, led research that identified the

Updated on:May 28,2024

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

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

Study reveals a driver of brain cell damage in neurodegeneration

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardA section of brain from a mouse model of neurodegeneration, showing a control protein in green, Nptx2 in red, and glial cells in white. Boost

Updated on: April 02,2024

Study reveals a driver of brain cell damage in neurodegeneration

by Leah Eisenstadt,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardA section of brain from a mouse model of neurodegeneration, showing a control protein in green, Nptx2 in red, and glial cells in white. Boost

Updated on:April 02,2024

The brain builds emotions regardless of the senses, neuroscientists find

by IMT School for Advanced Studies LuccaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHow much do our emotions depend on our senses? Does our brain and body react in the same way when we hear a fearful scream, see

Updated on: March 19,2024

The brain builds emotions regardless of the senses, neuroscientists find

by IMT School for Advanced Studies LuccaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHow much do our emotions depend on our senses? Does our brain and body react in the same way when we hear a fearful scream, see

Updated on:March 19,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on: September 21,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on:September 21,2024

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on: June 05,2024

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on:June 05,2024

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

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

Noninvasive, ultrasound-based brain biopsy is feasible, safe in people: Study

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisGraduate student Lu Xu wears a device designed by engineers, at Washington University in St. Louis, that targets ultrasound waves to precise

Updated on: January 07,2024

Noninvasive, ultrasound-based brain biopsy is feasible, safe in people: Study

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisGraduate student Lu Xu wears a device designed by engineers, at Washington University in St. Louis, that targets ultrasound waves to precise

Updated on:January 07,2024

Exploring how the human brain takes stock of blame

by Richard C. Lewis,University of IowaUniversity of Iowa researchers have found that the human brain can distinguish between an outcome caused by human error and one in which the person’s decisi

Updated on: January 10,2024

Exploring how the human brain takes stock of blame

by Richard C. Lewis,University of IowaUniversity of Iowa researchers have found that the human brain can distinguish between an outcome caused by human error and one in which the person’s decisi

Updated on:January 10,2024