Neurons come in an astounding assortment of shapes and sizes, forming a thick inter-connected jungle of cells. Now, UCL neuroscientists have found that there is a simple pattern that describes the tree-like shape of all neurons.
Jun 20, 2012
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The term "sundowning" is sometimes used to describe a tendency for people living with dementia to become more confused in the late afternoon and into the night.
Jul 7, 2023
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A smart intraocular lens that can be inserted into the eye to diagnose Alzheimer's has been developed for the first time in Korea.
Jan 12, 2023
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Neural implants can help treat brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy by directly modulating abnormal activities—and the University of Toronto's Xilin Liu is working with microelectronics and artificial ...
Oct 31, 2022
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New research reveals that devotion to selfless values can help people feel more confident and less hostile in stressful circumstances.
Jul 6, 2022
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In a study that offers hope for human dieters, rats on a 30-day diet who exercised intensely resisted cues for favored, high-fat food pellets.
Apr 21, 2022
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has transformed the field of neuroscience over the past 40 years, enabling scientists to create clear snapshots of living brain structures and even detect functional changes associated with ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Wordle, the wildly popular five-word guessing game, has been called "genius" and "the pandemic game we didn't know we needed," but don't count on it to improve your brain power a UO psychology professor says.
Feb 16, 2022
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While rates of dementia for the U.S. population have been relatively stable or in decline since 2000, rates for Black Americans remain disproportionately high, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology.
Dec 11, 2020
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When you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying the bins outside, ...
May 9, 2019
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