Neuroscience
A high-sugar diet decreases ability to sense sweetness in rats
For many people, a high-sugar diet has become almost accidental.
Oct 13, 2022
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Current Biology
Neuroscience
Brain neurons identified in pre-sleep routine
When we are stressed or excited, it can be difficult for us to fall asleep—and finding ways to wind down prior to sleep is a habit of many.
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Is seeing believing? How neural oscillations influence our conscious experience
A research group from the University of Bologna discovered the first causal evidence of the double dissociation between what we see and what we believe we see: these two different mechanisms derive from the frequency and ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists identify population of neurons in the brain that respond to singing but not other types of music
For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that lights up when we hear singing, but not other types of music.
Feb 22, 2022
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Health
Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets
Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows.
Jul 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover brand-new brain pathway to fear
Florida State University researchers have identified a new pathway in the brain that plays an important role in our response to fear.
Mar 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists get a new view on how neurons communicate
An often-overlooked communication strategy for neurons might be more prevalent than previously believed.
Jun 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain
What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists led by Dr. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that learning ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientists identify 'chemical imprint of desire'
Hop in the car to meet your lover for dinner and a flood of dopamine— the same hormone underlying cravings for sugar, nicotine and cocaine—likely infuses your brain's reward center, motivating you to brave the traffic ...
Jan 12, 2024
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Genetics
Gene therapy to restore color vision in complete achromatopsia patients shows modest improvement
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, have attempted to restore color vision to completely color-blind subjects using gene therapy. In their paper, "Seeing color following gene augmentation therapy in ...
