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New research shows how cannabis can potentially influence brain development
Neuroscientist Rogier Min from the Amsterdam UMC has collaborated with Christiaan Levelt's lab from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and discovered how brain cells may react to cannabis, along with its potential ...
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Intermittent theta burst stimulation found to more effective for treating schizophrenia symptoms than other approaches
Schizophrenia, which is characterized by positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), negative symptoms (diminished emotional expressions or avolition), and cognitive impairments (attention deficits and poor learning ...
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A 'chemical metronome': Researchers uncover how astrocytes help the brain's master clock keep time
Imperial researchers have uncovered a "chemical metronome" in the brain, which helps to synchronize the master clock that tells us when it's time to sleep. In a study of brain cells from mice and humans, researchers found ...
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Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia
Voice experiments in people with epilepsy have helped trace the circuit of electrical signals in the brain that allow its hearing center to sort out background sounds from their own voices.
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Advanced infant brain development may not always be a good thing
The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this early period, blueprints ...
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Muscle loss could increase dementia risk, study finds
Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits
As interest in psychedelic medicine grows, researchers have synthesized a decade of evidence to understand how ayahuasca influences fear and anxiety in the brain. A review published in Psychedelics consolidates findings from ...
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Toxin in blood of kidney disease patients could contribute to stroke risk, study suggests
Scientists have revealed that a toxin found in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) damages the body's protective blood–brain barrier, likely contributing to the risk of stroke.
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Common heart drug may slow progression of Huntington's disease
A common heart drug may slow the progression of Huntington's disease (HD), according to a new study by University of Iowa Health Care researchers.
Dec 2, 2024
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Temporary tattoo printed directly on the scalp offers easy, hair-friendly solution for measuring brainwaves
For the first time, scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology, presented December 2 in the journal Cell Biomaterials, offers a promising ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows
Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). By applying deep brain ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Endocannabinoids could reduce risk of opioid addiction while alleviating pain
Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Mouse brain study may reverse century-old understanding of axon shape
Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Severe COVID-19 may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis
COVID-19 may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). This has been shown by new research at Örebro University and Örebro University Hospital, Sweden. The study is published in the journal Brain Communications.
Dec 2, 2024
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Social determinants of health linked to brain MRI outcomes in pediatric MS
For patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS), social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with worse brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in ...
Dec 2, 2024
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COVID lockdowns affected adolescents' brain structures, says research
A recent study reported the somewhat alarming observation that the social disruptions of COVID lockdowns caused significant changes in teenagers' brains.
Dec 2, 2024
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Music can change how you feel about the past
Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it's the tune that was playing during your first dance, or the anthem of a memorable road trip.
Dec 2, 2024
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Research reveals hidden visual deficits and neural pathway alterations in mild TBI patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research reveals subtle changes in the visual pathways of individuals with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), even when standard eye examinations show no abnormalities. These ...
Flexibility demands influence motor cortex's involvement in execution of motor sequences, rat study finds
The motor cortex is a part of the mammalian brain and is known to support the planning and control of voluntary body movements. Some past neuroscience studies, however, found that the motor cortex may not be necessary for ...
The pink elephant test: What your visual imagination predicts about your ability to control your thoughts
"Tell a man he shouldn't think of a pink elephant and he can't get that beast out of his mind!"
Nov 29, 2024
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Assessing synchronized activity in the human brain through frequency-dependent covariance analysis
This year is the centennial anniversary of German psychiatrist Hans Berger's invention of electroencephalography (EEG), a way to record electrical activity in the brain, now called brainwaves or neural oscillations. Amazingly, ...
Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulation linked to long-lasting brain effects
Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) have identified a mechanism that may explain the neurological symptoms of long COVID.
Nov 29, 2024
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Study demonstrates how autonomic neurons control digestive functions
The autonomic nervous system orchestrates the functions of internal organs such as the heart and gut, serving as a connection between the brain and the rest of the body. It is classified in two divisions—the sympathetic ...
Nov 29, 2024
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Low-curvature microelectrode arrays record spatial cognitive information coding in the deep brain
A research group led by Prof. Cai Xinxia from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a new method for fabricating high-precision, low-curvature microelectrode arrays ...
Nov 29, 2024
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