Sleep disorders
Sleep deprivation benefited our ancestors, yet harms us now. Staying fit may help us cope
Humans need less sleep than our closest evolutionary relatives. However, we often sleep less than we need.
Jul 17, 2023
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News tagged with brain regions
Neuroscience
How a rare dementia transforms patients into artists
For decades, doctors have noticed a rare burst of visual creativity that occurs among a small number of patients with dementia, echoing the same strange phenomenon among patients who have had a stroke or other brain injury. ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You're not getting sleepy: Myths and misconceptions about hypnosis from an expert
A strange mystic swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase "you're getting sleepy, very sleepy," giving them absolute command over their subject. That's not how hypnotism really works, but it's the way it's ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why a holiday is good for you—even before you take time off
You have spent the past few days on a cloud over your forthcoming, well-deserved holidays, and will go back to daydreaming about them as soon as you finish this article. And the truth is that the benefits of a good holiday ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain networks encoding memory come together via electric fields, study finds
The "circuit" metaphor of the brain is as indisputable as it is familiar: Neurons forge direct physical connections to create functional networks, for instance to store memories or produce thoughts. But the metaphor is also ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Neuroscience
Different areas of the brain activated depending on structural complexity of music and language, study shows
Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences, according ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Neuroscience
Testing for chronic traumatic encephalopathy among former professional football players
A new study showed that positron emission tomography (PET) with the radiotracer (18F)-Flortaucipir (FTP) to detect hyperphosphorylated Tau (p-tau) may not be appropriate for diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Genetics
Study finds the gene Atoh1 is critical for establishing diversity of pontine nuclei neurons
A recent study published in Science Advances by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has discovered six distinct neuronal lineages in the pons region of the brainstem and revealed new insights ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new model for predicting patterns of persistent negative thinking based on brain connectivity
Our minds often get trapped in repetitive thoughts, such as past mistakes, regrets, insecurities or unresolved conflicts. This pattern of persistent negative thinking, called rumination, can have detrimental effects on mental ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Long-range neuronal connections drive glioblastoma progression, new study reveals
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumor. Despite treatment, GBM recurrence is inevitable and tends to occur outside surgical margins or in locations remote to the primary tumor, highlighting ...
Jun 28, 2023
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