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Upgrading brain storage: Quantifying how much information our synapses can hold
With each flip you make through a deck of vocabulary word flashcards, their definitions come more quickly, more easily. This process of learning and remembering new information strengthens important connections in your brain. ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Two studies offer key insights into the origins and potential treatment of mental health disorders
Working under the umbrella of the PsychENCODE Consortium, the mental health research project established in 2015 by the National Institutes of Health, a team of Mount Sinai scientists has uncovered important new insights ...
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Researchers unveil shared and unique brain molecular dysregulations in PTSD and depression
A comprehensive approach that examines the intersection of multiple biological processes is necessary to elucidate the development of stress-related disorders. In a new study, investigators from McLean Hospital, a member ...
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Sequencing of the developing human brain uncovers hundreds of thousands of new gene transcripts
A team led by researchers at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a first-of-its kind catalog of gene-isoform variation in the developing human brain. This novel dataset provides crucial insights into the ...
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Tracking the cellular and genetic roots of neuropsychiatric disease
A new analysis has revealed detailed information about genetic variation in brain cells that could open new avenues for the targeted treatment of diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
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Study explains why the brain can robustly recognize images, even without color
Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing objects in black-and-white images. A new study from MIT offers a possible explanation for how the ...
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Study shows two neural pathways involved in fentanyl addiction
A team of neuroscientists at the University of Geneva, working with a colleague from the University of Strasbourg, Institute for Advanced Study, and another from Université de Montpellier CNRS, reports that there are two ...
New insights into the evolution of the prion protein could guide future neurodegenerative disease research
A study from Bochum describes a mammal-specific domain of the prion protein and offers new approaches for research into neurodegenerative diseases.
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Researchers show gap junctions in zebrafish neurons give hope for future treatment of spinal cord injury
Zebrafish have a remarkable ability to heal their spinal cord after injury. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered an important mechanism behind this phenomenon—a finding that could have implications for ...
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Study develops light-activated drug targeting receptors in the brain that induce sleep
Adenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) in the nucleus accumbens of the brain play an important role in regulating sleep and motivation, but until now, no drugs have been able to selectively modulate their function without affecting ...
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Researchers find key differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls
A new study led by UC Davis researchers finds widespread differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls ages 2–13. The study, published recently in Molecular Psychiatry, found sex-specific changes in the ...
May 22, 2024
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Study finds distinct brain connectivity patterns in infants at familial risk for autism
A study co-led by researchers at UCLA Health has found distinct brain connectivity patterns in six-week-old infants at risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The authors say their findings suggest that differences ...
May 22, 2024
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Wearable ultrasound patch enables continuous, non-invasive monitoring of cerebral blood flow
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that can offer continuous, non-invasive monitoring of blood flow in the brain. The soft and stretchy patch can be comfortably ...
May 22, 2024
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Study shows mind wandering is associated with specific kind of brain activity linked to memory and sleep
Part of what makes us human is our ability to think about people, places, or events that aren't currently present—but we still don't know exactly how our brains do this. Now, researchers from Osaka University have identified ...
May 22, 2024
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Sweet move: A modified sugar enhances antisense oligonucleotide safety and efficacy for treating CNS disease
Researchers have found that a newly developed modified sugar increases the efficacy and safety of antisense oligonucleotides designed to treat central nervous system disease.
May 22, 2024
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Brain implant in conjunction with AI app allows nearly mute man to speak in two languages
A team of neurosurgeons and AI specialists at the University of California, San Francisco, has found some success in restoring speech to a patient who lost the ability after a stroke.
Mimicking infection in pregnant mice provokes persistent changes in juvenile brains: Study IDs the cells responsible
No parent wants to risk their child having a serious infection, least of all while still in the womb. However, the immune response to a viral infection during pregnancy could also affect the development of the unborn offspring.
May 22, 2024
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Study: Newborns whose mother spoke in a mix of languages during pregnancy are more sensitive to a range of sound pitches
It's well established that babies in the womb hear and learn about speech, at least in the third trimester. For example, newborns have been shown to already prefer the voice of their mother, recognize a story that had been ...
May 22, 2024
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High BMI linked to reduced brain volume and increased white matter lesions
A recent study published in Health Data Science reveals the significant impact of high cumulative body mass index (BMI) on brain health. The research, led by Associate Professor Han Lv from Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital ...
May 22, 2024
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What factors predict when older adults will stop driving?
What factors lead older adults to stop driving? A new study followed older adults who had no memory or thinking problems to examine this question. The study is published in the May 22 online issue of Neurology.
May 22, 2024
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