How the brain encodes warm and cool

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe averaged widefield calcium imaging shows how the posterior insular cortex responds to cool (left) and warm (right) stimulation of the mouse's

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain encodes warm and cool

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe averaged widefield calcium imaging shows how the posterior insular cortex responds to cool (left) and warm (right) stimulation of the mouse's

Updated on:February 21,2024

Generative AI helps to explain human memory and imagination

JANUARY 19, 2024byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, relive old experienc

Updated on: March 13,2024

Generative AI helps to explain human memory and imagination

JANUARY 19, 2024byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in generative AI help to explain how memories enable us to learn about the world, relive old experienc

Updated on:March 13,2024

Is the brain wired differently in people with addiction?

by Mylène Tremblay,University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome 10% to 15% of people will have a substance abuse problem at some point in their life, making it one of the most com

Updated on: February 05,2024

Is the brain wired differently in people with addiction?

by Mylène Tremblay,University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSome 10% to 15% of people will have a substance abuse problem at some point in their life, making it one of the most com

Updated on:February 05,2024

Dial for tuning dopamine, environmental signals found in Parkinson's

by University of Alabama in TuscaloosaC. elegans, seen here as hundreds living on a plate viewed through the lens of a microscope, share roughly half their genes with humans. Credit: The Universi

Updated on: February 05,2024

Dial for tuning dopamine, environmental signals found in Parkinson's

by University of Alabama in TuscaloosaC. elegans, seen here as hundreds living on a plate viewed through the lens of a microscope, share roughly half their genes with humans. Credit: The Universi

Updated on:February 05,2024

Silence for thought: Special interneuron networks in the human brain

by Max Planck SocietyHuman neuronal networks, mapped from different parts of the cerebral cortex. Connectomic comparison to mouse revealed massively expanded interneuron-to-interneuron networks i

Updated on: February 05,2024

Silence for thought: Special interneuron networks in the human brain

by Max Planck SocietyHuman neuronal networks, mapped from different parts of the cerebral cortex. Connectomic comparison to mouse revealed massively expanded interneuron-to-interneuron networks i

Updated on:February 05,2024

Brain regions identified that may play a role in breathing failure following seizures

by University of IowaResearchers identified a site in the amygdala critical to breathing loss following a seizure. The purple and blue region represents a probability map of the region linked to

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain regions identified that may play a role in breathing failure following seizures

by University of IowaResearchers identified a site in the amygdala critical to breathing loss following a seizure. The purple and blue region represents a probability map of the region linked to

Updated on:February 21,2024

Brain waves found to travel in one direction when memories are made and the opposite when recalled

by Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied ScienceTraveling wave propagation directions in the memory task reveal how the brain quickly coordinates activity and shares information a

Updated on: March 19,2024

Brain waves found to travel in one direction when memories are made and the opposite when recalled

by Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied ScienceTraveling wave propagation directions in the memory task reveal how the brain quickly coordinates activity and shares information a

Updated on:March 19,2024

4D printing allows flexible electrodes for nerve stimulation

byTechnical University MunichFor the conductive structures, a thin layer of gold is deposited onto the 3D printed structure under high vacuum. Credit: Andreas Heddergott / TUMSpecific nerves may

Updated on: January 21,2024

4D printing allows flexible electrodes for nerve stimulation

byTechnical University MunichFor the conductive structures, a thin layer of gold is deposited onto the 3D printed structure under high vacuum. Credit: Andreas Heddergott / TUMSpecific nerves may

Updated on:January 21,2024

Study finds increased risk of Guillain-Barré after COVID-19 infection

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHaving a COVID-19 infection is associated with an increased risk of developing the rare disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome w

Updated on: January 11,2024

Study finds increased risk of Guillain-Barré after COVID-19 infection

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHaving a COVID-19 infection is associated with an increased risk of developing the rare disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome w

Updated on:January 11,2024

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk increases with longer rugby careers, study finds

by Rick Sobey, Boston HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new

Updated on: January 12,2024

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk increases with longer rugby careers, study finds

by Rick Sobey, Boston HeraldCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rugby player's risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new

Updated on:January 12,2024

Exploring a hidden genetic cause of intellectual disability

byUniversity of the Sunshine CoastMolecular modeling of GTF3C3 variants in the structure of yeast τ131/Tfc4. Credit:Genetics in Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101253A global

Updated on: December 12,2024

Exploring a hidden genetic cause of intellectual disability

byUniversity of the Sunshine CoastMolecular modeling of GTF3C3 variants in the structure of yeast τ131/Tfc4. Credit:Genetics in Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101253A global

Updated on:December 12,2024

Study reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, M.D. Credit: The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityIndividuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of

Updated on: February 26,2024

Study reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, M.D. Credit: The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityIndividuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of

Updated on:February 26,2024