Neuroscience
Where in the brain is your sense of self?
Ever wonder where in your brain that interesting character called "I" lives? Stanford Medicine physician-scientist Josef Parvizi, MD, Ph.D., has news of its whereabouts.
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Neuroscientists identify molecule that acts as a 'hub' when it's time to communicate
Neuroscientists have uncovered a new function for a molecule that is found to be essential for brain communication, which could potentially improve brain function in individuals with autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Jun 16, 2023
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Brain modeling identifies circuits implicated in consciousness
Researchers of the Human Brain Project have used a model-based approach to identify the brain circuits implicated in consciousness. The results of the study, a collaboration between Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Scientists discover spiral-shaped signals that organize brain activity
University of Sydney and Fudan University scientists have discovered human brain signals traveling across the outer layer of neural tissue that naturally arrange themselves to resemble swirling spirals.
Jun 15, 2023
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Obesity impairs the brain's response to nutrients, suggests study
Brain responses to specific nutrients are diminished in individuals with obesity and are not improved after weight loss, according to a study led by Amsterdam UMC and Yale University, published today in Nature Metabolism.
Jun 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children's brain scans provide clues to processing of emotional cues
Children with specific psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, may struggle to understand emotional cues when people around them are happy, sad or angry, and that lack of understanding can make it difficult to respond appropriately ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Researchers find new altered neural circuits in Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a genetically-based neurodegenerative disorder that causes motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders in the affected individuals. Understanding the alterations in the neural circuits in this disorder ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Study identifies two brain mechanisms for picking speech out of a crowd
Researchers led by Dr. Nima Mesgarani at Columbia University, US, report that the brain treats speech in a crowded room differently depending on how easy it is to hear, and whether we are focusing on it.
Jun 6, 2023
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Rhythmically stimulating the brain with electrical currents could boost cognitive function
Figuring out how to enhance a person's mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From improving attention in high-stakes environments, like air traffic ...
May 25, 2023
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What marsupials can teach us about brain development
University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.
May 23, 2023
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