Neuroscience
Why are we ticklish?
A new study from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin has found how "ticklishness" is represented in the rat brain. The study has been published on 11th November 2016 in Science
Nov 11, 2016
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Neuroscience
Brain caught 'filing' memories during rest
Memories formed in one part of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area of the brain during rest, according to a new UCL study in rats.
Apr 18, 2016
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Addiction
Scientists discover 'back door' into the brain that circumvents self-control in addicts
Individuals addicted to cocaine may have difficulty in controlling their addiction because of a previously-unknown 'back door' into the brain, circumventing their self-control, suggests a new study led by the University of ...
Jan 12, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers find discrepancies in brain reactions due to acute versus permanent neural manipulations
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Harvard University and the Simons Foundation has found that using techniques to acutely disable brain parts of rats and zebra finches can lead to different behavioral results ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
A new factor in depression? Brain protein discovery could lead to better treatments
Low. Down. Less than normal. That's what the word depression means, and what people with depression often feel like. But sometimes, depression can mean too much of something - as new research shows.
Sep 8, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain's 'lowly' visual processor is more sophisticated than once thought
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. Most researchers regard the brain as working similarly, with each region specialized to a given task. But Johns Hopkins neuroscientists ...
Apr 6, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study reveals Internet-style 'local area networks' in cerebral cortex of rats
Researchers sketching out a wiring diagram for rat brains—a field known as "connectomics"—have discovered that its structure is organized like the Internet.
Apr 6, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A paradox revealed: Cues associated with infant abuse may help reduce stress in adult brain
Neurobiologists at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have found a surprising and paradoxical effect of abuse-related cues in rat pups: those cues also can lower depressive-like behavior when the rat pups are fully ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study pinpoints part of brain that triggers addiction
(Medical Xpress)—Activating the brain's amygdala, an almond-shaped mass that processes emotions, can create an addictive, intense desire for sugary foods, a new University of Michigan study found.
Dec 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Learning early in life may help keep brain cells alive
According to a recently published study in Frontiers in Neuroscience, Rutgers behavioral and systems neuroscientist Tracey Shors, who co-authored the study, found that the newborn brain cells in young rats that were successful ...
May 27, 2014
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