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.
Jun 22, 2023
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News tagged with brain regions
Neuroscience
Study finds that the human brain reactivates mental representations of past events during new experiences
Neuroscience studies have showed that as mice and other rodents navigate a maze, their brain often "replays" relevant past events. This mental replaying of events, such as the route taken until reaching their current position, ...
Neuroscience
Researchers identify new treatment targets for chronic pain patients
Exposure to opioids under chronic pain conditions produces unique gene expression changes in brain regions associated with cognition, emotion, and reward, according to preclinical research conducted at the Icahn School of ...
Jun 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain tumors are cognitive parasites—how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person's cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Neuroscience
Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions
Your brain is powered by 400 miles of blood vessels that provide nutrients, clear out waste products, and form a tight protective barrier—the blood brain barrier—that controls which molecules can enter or exit. However, ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study investigates how fibromyalgia changes the brain
One of the core symptoms experienced by patients with fibromyalgia is chronic pain. A team from the LWL Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has investigated the brain changes ...
May 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What makes news get shared widely? The answer is in your head
Why do some social media posts get shared widely, while others go unnoticed?
May 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Our brain prefers positive vocal sounds that come from our left
Sounds that we hear around us are defined physically by their frequency and amplitude. But for us, sounds have a meaning beyond those parameters: we may perceive them as pleasant or unpleasant, ominous or reassuring, and ...
May 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Restoring control to a particular brain region may help to prevent return to use of opioids
A team of neuroscientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has identified changes in the activity of brain cells known as pyramidal neurons, which contribute to drug seeking in a preclinical model of opioid ...
May 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify a brain marker indicating future suicide risk
Identifying people at high risk for suicide is critical for applying lifesaving interventions and treatments. However, it is very difficult to identify who is at greatest risk and only modest improvements has been made in ...
May 12, 2023
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