Psychology & Psychiatry
More synchrony between parents and children not always better, says study
More synchrony between parents and children may not always be better, new research has revealed.
Apr 9, 2024
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News tagged with brain
Neuroscience
New technique sheds light on memory and learning
Less than twenty minutes after finishing this article, your brain will begin to store the information that you've just read in a coordinated burst of neuronal activity. Underpinning this process is a phenomenon known as dendritic ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Everyday social interactions predict language development in infants
A parent interacting with a baby is a heart-warming and universal scene. The parent speaks in a high-pitched voice—known as "parentese"—as they respond positively to the baby's babbling and gestures, commonly with eye ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop neural decoding that can give back lost speech
Losing the ability to speak due to neurological damage can be incredibly isolating. But thanks to recent advancements in technology, there's hope on the horizon. Scientists have been working on neural speech prostheses, special ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
RNA that doesn't age: Neuroscientists discover building blocks in nerve cells that last a life time
Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a life time without being renewed. Neuroscientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now demonstrated that this is the case together ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study reveals how obesity could accelerate aging in the brain
A new study conducted in mice traces how obesity and a high-fat diet may accelerate aging in the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. The work is being presented this week at the American Physiology Summit, the flagship ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Medical research
Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs
Clinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is no consensus on the appropriateness of evaluation criteria for early-stage clinical ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem?
The Australian Football League (AFL) recently announced it is "considering appointing independent doctors at all AFL games to assist club medical staff in identifying and assessing players for potential head injuries."
Apr 8, 2024
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Neuroscience
Untangling the threads of early onset dementia
Changes in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementia in patients under the age of 65, which is associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Medical research
New study suggests enhanced mitochondrial fusion fuels nerve cell function and plasticity
Nerve cells (neurons) are among the most complex cell types in our body. They achieve this complexity during development by extending ramified branches called dendrites and axons and establishing thousands of synapses to ...
Apr 5, 2024
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