Neuroscience
What marsupials can teach us about brain development
University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.
May 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?
To produce its many functions, including thought, the brain works at many scales. Information such as goals or images is represented by coordinated electrical activity among networks of neurons, while within and around each ...
May 22, 2023
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Medical research
From molecular to whole-brain scale in a simple animal, study reveals serotonin's effects
Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs. To improve those drugs and to invent better ones, scientists need to ...
May 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Binge eating linked to habit circuitry in the brain
Habits are like shortcuts for our brains. Once we form a habit—say, putting on a seat belt whenever we get into a car—the behavior becomes almost automatic in the right context. But habit formation isn't always a boon. ...
May 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study finds that when one eye is occluded, hearing improves almost immediately
The senses represent our gates to receive information from the environment, but not all of them are always available for everyone, as in the case of blind or deaf people. Researchers know today quite well that the brain has ...
May 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A neural pathway involved in separating and selectively sorting through social information
Humans are innately able to separate information regarding others in their social circle depending on their needs and what they are looking for. For instance, they might contact a friend who is a lawyer if they need advice ...
Neuroscience
How the brain slows down when we focus our gaze
Changing between slow and fast integration of information, the brain can flexibly modulate the timescales on which it operates. This is the result of a new study by an international team of researchers, now published in the ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers use innovative dual-target deep brain stimulation approach to treat patients with OCD and Tourette Syndrome
Up to two-thirds of patients with Tourette syndrome (TS), a tic disorder characterized by sudden uncontrollable physical movements, also suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a psychiatric condition characterized ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Experts use new microscope, AI algorithm, and voltage indicators to image electrical activity deep in the brain
When studying the brain, researchers are just beginning to use a method known as voltage imaging to track neural activity in the living animal. While this approach is a promising way to better understand neuron firing, behavior, ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
How the brain's 'internal compass' works
Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed light on how the brain ...
Mar 22, 2023
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