Journal of Neuroscience
Psychologists compare learning achievement with and without stress
Stressed and non-stressed persons use different brain regions and different strategies when learning. This has been reported by the cognitive psychologists PD Dr. Lars Schwabe and Professor Oliver Wolf from the Ruhr-Universität ...
Neuroscience
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Brain imaging can predict how intelligent you are, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- When it comes to intelligence, what factors distinguish the brains of exceptionally smart humans from those of average humans?
Neuroscience
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Increasing dopamine in brain's frontal cortex decreases impulsive tendency: research
Raising levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the frontal cortex of the brain significantly decreased impulsivity in healthy adults, in a study conducted by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center ...
Neuroscience
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Force of habit: Stress hormones switch off areas of the brain for goal-directed behaviour
Cognition psychologists at the Ruhr-Universität together with colleagues from the University Hospital Bergmannsheil (Prof. Dr. Martin Tegenthoff) have discovered why stressed persons are more likely to lapse back into ...
Neuroscience
Jul 25, 2012 |
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New publication examines effect of early drug administration on Alzheimer's animal model
In a study published June 25 in the Journal of Neuroscience, a collaborative team of researchers led by Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, and D. Martin Watterson of the ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 24, 2012 |
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New study finds how a single brain trauma may lead to Alzheimer's disease
A study, performed in mice and utilizing post-mortem samples of brains from patients with Alzheimer's disease, found that a single event of a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can disrupt proteins that regulate ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 24, 2012 |
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New drug could treat Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and brain injury
A new class of drug developed at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic ...
Neuroscience
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Team develops better understanding of memory retrieval between children and adults
Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between adults and children. While the memory ...
Neuroscience
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Cell research opens new avenues in combating neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists at the University of Manchester have uncovered how the internal mechanisms in nerve cells wire the brain. The findings open up new avenues in the investigation of neurodegenerative diseases by analysing the cellular ...
Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Protein build-up leads to neurons misfiring
Using a two-photon microscope capable of peering deep within living tissue, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found new evidence that alpha-synuclein protein build-up inside neurons ...
Neuroscience
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Modified tPA could be effective stroke treatment without bleeding risk
Even when its clot-dissolving powers are removed, the stroke drug tPA can still protect brain cells from the loss of oxygen and glucose induced by a stroke, researchers have discovered.
Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Study reveals brain functions during visual searches
(Medical Xpress) -- You're headed out the door and you realize you don't have your car keys. After a few minutes of rifling through pockets, checking the seat cushions and scanning the coffee table, you find ...
Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Study identifies how muscles are paralyzed during sleep
Two powerful brain chemical systems work together to paralyze skeletal muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, according to new research in the July 11 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The finding may help scient ...
Neuroscience
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Preclinical development shows promise to treat hearing loss with Usher syndrome III
A new study published in the July 11 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience details the development of the first mouse model engineered to carry the most common mutation in Usher syndrome III causative gene (Clarin-1) in Nor ...
Neuroscience
Jul 10, 2012 |
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Blood-brain barrier less permeable in newborns than adults after acute stroke
The ability for substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after adult stroke, but not after neonatal stroke, according to a new study the UCSF that will be published July 11 in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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Jul 10, 2012 |
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