Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fetal exposure to PCBs found to affect hearing health later in life
Music, mice, and microscopic imaging combine to provide new insight into the effects of environmental chemicals on hearing loss.
Jun 5, 2023
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Journal of Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Restoring control to a particular brain region may help to prevent return to use of opioids
A team of neuroscientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has identified changes in the activity of brain cells known as pyramidal neurons, which contribute to drug seeking in a preclinical model of opioid ...
May 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
How aggression-promoting brain peptide works in fruit flies
In addition to communicating with neurotransmitters, the brain also uses small proteins called neuropeptides. Neuropeptides send signals between neurons, working similarly to neurotransmitters but with key differences like ...
May 11, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study uncovers mechanism behind loss of smell in Parkinson's patients
Parkinson's disease is an illness well known for its motor symptoms—tremor, stiffness, and slowness of movement. In a new paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience and featured on its cover, researchers at Yale School ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers shed light on role of Tip60 enzyme in genetic disruptions that cause Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from Drexel University have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism in the brain that is essential for making the right kinds of proteins that promote healthy brain function, and its malfunctioning may be an early ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Astrocyte cells critical for learning skilled movements
From steering a car to swinging a tennis racket, we learn to execute all kinds of skilled movements during our lives. You might think this learning is only implemented by neurons, but a new study by researchers at The Picower ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Neuroscience
Through the eye of the beholder: Researchers find people with autism process illusory shapes differently
There is this picture—you may have seen it. It is black and white and has two silhouettes facing one another. Or maybe you see the black vase with a white background. But now, you likely see both.
Mar 1, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientists learn why PTSD patients relive highly charged fear memories in sleep
During periods of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, brain activity often resembles that of awake behavior. At times, the brain can actually be more active during REM sleep than when you're awake. It's why REM sleep is sometimes ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain 'zips and unzips' information to perform skilled tasks
The human brain prepares skilled movements such as playing the piano, competing in athletics, or dancing by "zipping and unzipping" information about the timing and order of movements ahead of the action being performed, ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Movement information offers critical visual cues
Most research studies use pictures to explore how the brain constructs what we 'see,' but, we do not live in a static world. Motion cues offer a rich source of untapped information that can be beneficial in understanding ...
Jan 25, 2023
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