A cutting-edge brain imaging platform that integrates upright PET scanning, an augmented reality (AR) headset, and motion tracking enables researchers to study brain function in a more natural and dynamic way. Presented at ...
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A small cluster of cells deep within our brains, called the locus coeruleus, affects how awake and attentive we are, how we respond to stress, how we cope with anxiety and fear, and how we create memories and learn.
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In a demographically diverse sample of healthy people, Cornell researchers found dramatic changes over the human lifespan in the brain's "blue spot"—a tiny region involved in cognition and believed to be the first affected ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Have you ever felt a chill run down your spine while watching someone else in distress? This phenomenon, known as vicarious fear, allows us to experience fear by observing others—even when we are not in direct danger ourselves. ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is characterized by a host of recognizable cognitive symptoms, but many non-cognitive symptoms like sleep changes, anxiety, and depression can be early signs of the disease. These symptoms of underlying ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have studied the impact of two brain areas on the nature of memory content. The team from the Department of Neurophysiology showed in rats how the so-called locus coeruleus ...
Mar 14, 2025
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For the first time, researchers have been able to observe how the pupils react during sleep over a period of several hours. A look under the eyelids showed them that more happens in the brain during sleep than was previously ...
Mar 5, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Lausanne have identified a novel role for the brain's "locus coeruleus" in sleep and its disruptions. This brain region facilitates the transition between NREM and REM sleep states while maintaining ...
Nov 25, 2024
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What enables the brain to go from intense concentration to a heightened state of alertness? A study carried out by neuroscientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ETH Zurich, shows that a brain ...
Sep 16, 2024
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A significant breakthrough in the understanding of sleep mechanism opens new promise for treating sleep disorders and associated neuropsychiatric conditions: Scientists have pinpointed the melatonin receptor MT1 as a crucial ...
Aug 7, 2024
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