Counting from left to right feels 'natural,' but new research shows our brains count faster from bottom to top

by Luke Greenacre, Adrian Dyer, Jair Garcia and Scarlett Howard,The ConversationTesting how participants show preferences for either horizontal or vertical mental number lines by indicating the

Updated on: February 18,2024

Counting from left to right feels 'natural,' but new research shows our brains count faster from bottom to top

by Luke Greenacre, Adrian Dyer, Jair Garcia and Scarlett Howard,The ConversationTesting how participants show preferences for either horizontal or vertical mental number lines by indicating the

Updated on:February 18,2024

The brain's protein-destruction machine learns new tricks at synapses, potential target for neurological treatments

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have long known that the cells' "protein destruction machine," the proteasome, plays a crucial role in protein cleara

Updated on: February 21,2024

The brain's protein-destruction machine learns new tricks at synapses, potential target for neurological treatments

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have long known that the cells' "protein destruction machine," the proteasome, plays a crucial role in protein cleara

Updated on:February 21,2024

How dopaminergic systems in fruit flies create reward-seeking behaviors despite adverse consequences

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressReward DAN activity reduces subsequent need seeking. a, Left, schematics and experimental protocol. Right, starved flies trained with 0273-neuron activation (orange) disre

Updated on: January 11,2024

How dopaminergic systems in fruit flies create reward-seeking behaviors despite adverse consequences

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressReward DAN activity reduces subsequent need seeking. a, Left, schematics and experimental protocol. Right, starved flies trained with 0273-neuron activation (orange) disre

Updated on:January 11,2024

Study shows dementia risk for older people with hearing difficulty could be reduced by use of hearing aids

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from a national health information data

Updated on: February 24,2024

Study shows dementia risk for older people with hearing difficulty could be reduced by use of hearing aids

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from a national health information data

Updated on:February 24,2024

COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy

byWashington University School of MedicineTesting centers abounded in the early days of the pandemic. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that many people who

Updated on: March 30,2024

COVID-19 infection linked to higher risk of neuropathy

byWashington University School of MedicineTesting centers abounded in the early days of the pandemic. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that many people who

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study reveals shared blueprint in brain development across different functional areas

by University of Minnesota Medical SchoolSpontaneous activity is highly modular in early development across diverse cortical areas. (A) Experimental schematic. Spontaneous activity was imaged at

Updated on: March 19,2024

Study reveals shared blueprint in brain development across different functional areas

by University of Minnesota Medical SchoolSpontaneous activity is highly modular in early development across diverse cortical areas. (A) Experimental schematic. Spontaneous activity was imaged at

Updated on:March 19,2024

New memory drug moves into Phase 1 clinical study

by National Institutes of HealthAn experimental drug that may improve memory is now being tested in a Phase 1 safety trial. The compound, BPN14770, was developed by Tetra Discovery Partners, with

Updated on: February 27,2024

New memory drug moves into Phase 1 clinical study

by National Institutes of HealthAn experimental drug that may improve memory is now being tested in a Phase 1 safety trial. The compound, BPN14770, was developed by Tetra Discovery Partners, with

Updated on:February 27,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on: July 05,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on:July 05,2024

'STING' protein's efforts to clean up brain cell damage may speed Parkinson's disease progress

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's dis

Updated on: January 21,2024

'STING' protein's efforts to clean up brain cell damage may speed Parkinson's disease progress

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's dis

Updated on:January 21,2024

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies

by University of MinnesotaResearchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson&#

Updated on: March 19,2024

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies

by University of MinnesotaResearchers using non-invasive neuromodulation, a technique that has shown promising results in reducing symptoms of depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson&#

Updated on:March 19,2024

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer's and autism

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainNew insights into the architecture of the brain have been revealed by scientists at

Updated on: May 26,2024

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer's and autism

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstitutePET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainNew insights into the architecture of the brain have been revealed by scientists at

Updated on:May 26,2024

Left-handers don't have better spatial skills, gaming research shows

byUniversity of York(a) Wayfinding task in the Sea Hero Quest app. Images show example screenshots from the game as they would appear on a mobile device. Step 1 involved viewing a map of the env

Updated on: January 10,2024

Left-handers don't have better spatial skills, gaming research shows

byUniversity of York(a) Wayfinding task in the Sea Hero Quest app. Images show example screenshots from the game as they would appear on a mobile device. Step 1 involved viewing a map of the env

Updated on:January 10,2024