Neuroscience
How the brain responds to surprising events
When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a burst of noradrenaline, according to a new MIT study.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research maps how the brain changes during depression treatment
For the first time, researchers have shown what happens to the brain when a person receives a depression treatment known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The results were published today in the American ...
May 18, 2022
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The underlying neural basis of automatic action versus flexible movement exploration
Neuroscientists aim to understand how the primary motor cortex (M1) can regulate precise movements while supporting behavioral exploration that encounters consistent errors. While consistency in the environment can help animals ...
Medical research
Neuroscientists find multiple brain regions control speech, challenging common assumption
Neurobiologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine give new meaning to the term "motor mouth" in a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By carefully mapping neural ...
May 4, 2022
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Review: Transcranial direct current stimulation eases migraine
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective and safe for migraine, according to a review published online April 19 in CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics.
Apr 29, 2022
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Exploring the surprising role of motor system neurons
Motor system neurons not only control movement, but stimulate it. This is the surprising discovery made by the UCLouvain Cognition and Action Laboratory.
Apr 19, 2022
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Study: Brain implant safe, may help those with paralysis use computer for daily tasks
An investigational device called a brain-computer interface has been found safe in a small study of people with paralysis from ALS, and has allowed participants to use a computer to communicate by text and do daily tasks ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Study of skin biopsies offers potential as new diagnostic marker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Researchers of the Neuroplasticity and Regeneration Group of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and of the Functional Unit for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at the Hospital del Mar have identified the presence of ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Brain implant helps completely 'locked-in' man communicate
Unable to move a single muscle, even to open your eyes. Completely locked into your own body, yet fully conscious and aware.
Mar 22, 2022
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'Dancing' laboratory rats show how the brain learns, perfects, then unconsciously performs a skillful movement
Learning a complex skilled movement like tying your shoes or playing an instrument takes practice. After repeating the same movements over and over, people often develop a formulaic way of performing the task, and may not ...
Mar 14, 2022
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