Neuroscience
Scientists use crabs to validate popular method to identify unknown human brain neurons
"Being crabby" might have a whole new meaning.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Internal brain timers linked with motivation and behavior
Time can be measured in many ways: a watch, a sundial, or the body's natural circadian rhythms. But what about the sexual behavior of a fruit fly?
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Neuroscience
Simple machine learning scorecard for seizures is saving lives
Computer scientists from Duke University and Harvard University have joined with physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Wisconsin to develop a machine learning model that can predict which patients ...
21 hours ago
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Neuroscience
Purkinje cell dendrites plasticity and the basis for cerebellar learning
In mere milliseconds trillions of chemical reactions ignite signals that travel across the billions of neurons in our brain. As we go through our daily lives and absorb new knowledge these neurons begin to modify themselves ...
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Neuroscience
More girls admitted with pediatric multiple sclerosis
(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis, there are more admissions among girls and among white children, according to a research letter published in the February 2020 issue of Multiple Sclerosis and Related ...
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Neuroscience
Men and women aren't equal when it comes to concussion
Women athletes are twice as likely as men to get concussed—and the effects are more severe. But with research focusing mainly on men, what can we do to make sure women with concussion aren't left behind?
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Neuroscience
Three types of cells help the brain tell day from night
Bright light at night interrupts the body's normal day-night cycles, called circadian rhythms, and can trigger insomnia. In fact, circadian rhythms play a major role in health. Disrupted day-night cycles have even been linked ...
Dec 05, 2019
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Neuroscience
Nervous system doesn't merely detect presence of Salmonella, it actively defends body against it: study
New research by scientists at Harvard Medical School has found that nerves in the guts of mice do not merely sense the presence of Salmonella but actively protect against infection by this dangerous bacterium by deploying ...
Dec 05, 2019
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Neuroscience
Rats are using the same brain region people use to empathize with others
Rats are amazing at avoiding dangers. What is their secret? Could empathy be a contributing factor? This is what a group of researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience investigated. Their study shows that ...
Dec 05, 2019
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Medical research
Mouse study shows nerve signaling pathway critical to healing fractures
Sticks and stones may break one's bones, but healing them requires the production of a protein signal that stimulates the generation, growth and spread of vital nerve cells, or neurons, throughout the injured area. That's ...
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