Neuroscience
Study finds twitches during sleep activate the brain in a unique way
A University of Iowa study has found twitches made during sleep activate the brains of mammals differently than movements made while awake.
Sep 29, 2014
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Health
New test to better detect sleep 'nightmare'
"7, 8, stay up late 9, 10, never sleep again."
Aug 13, 2014
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists inhibit muscle contractions by shining light on spinal cord neurons
For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have shown they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics—a technique that allows scientists to control neurons' electrical impulses with light—to the spinal cords of ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Faster eye responses in Chinese people not down to culture
New research from University of Liverpool scientists has cast doubt on the theory that neurological behaviour is a product of culture in people of Chinese origin.
Apr 7, 2014
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Neuroscience
Looking at something can change our perception of time
Human eyes are constantly moving. Most people make more than 10,000 eye movements every hour – adding up to more than 160,000 in an average waking day. Many of these eye movements are quite reflexive. Something catches ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Frequent childhood nightmares may indicate an increased risk of psychotic traits
Children who suffer from frequent nightmares or bouts of night terrors may be at an increased risk of psychotic experiences in adolescence, according to new research from the University of Warwick.
Feb 28, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dreams: Full of meaning or a reflex of the brain?
It's a question that has long fascinated and flummoxed those who study human behavior: From whence comes the impulse to dream? Are dreams generated from the brain's "top" - the high-flying cortical structures that allow us ...
Oct 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify the neural circuits that modulate REM sleep
A team of scientists led by Dr. Antoine Adamantidis, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and an assistant professor at McGill University, has released the findings from their latest study, which ...
Oct 2, 2013
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Neuroscience
Dreaming is still possible even when the mind is blank
Isabelle Arnulf and colleagues from the Sleep Disorders Unit at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) have outlined case studies of patients with Auto-Activation Deficit who reported dreams when awakened from REM sleep ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Neuroscience
Sleep boosts production of brain support cells
Sleep increases the reproduction of the cells that go on to form the insulating material on nerve cell projections in the brain and spinal cord known as myelin, according to an animal study published in the September 4 issue ...
Sep 3, 2013
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