Neuroscience
Experience puts the personal stamp on a place in memory
Seeing and exploring both are necessary for stability in a person's episodic memory when taking in a new experience, say University of Oregon researchers.
Aug 22, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your body's own cannabinoid molecules may calm you during stress
When you are under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you down, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants.
Sep 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
Astrocytes help orchestrate synaptic activity in learning and memory
RIKEN neuroscientists have discovered a surprising mechanism for how neuronal activity in mice is dynamically tuned—with signaling at some synapses increasing, while other synapses go quiet—so as to promote the process ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study: Brain proteins, patterns reveal clues to understanding epilepsy
New therapies could be on the horizon for people living with epilepsy or anxiety, thanks to a breakthrough discovery by UNLV, Tufts University School of Medicine, and an international team of researchers studying how proteins ...
Aug 9, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phase 3 study finds fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes
Fezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated with menopause, according to a Phase 3 industry-sponsored study being presented Saturday ...
Jun 11, 2022
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Medical research
There's more to oxytocin, the so-called love hormone
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the role of the hormone oxytocin may extend beyond childbirth and social behaviour. By analysing gene expression maps and brain activation patterns, researchers ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
New finding about a protein that enables our brains and muscles to talk
A huge colony of receptors must be optimally positioned and functioning on our muscle cells for our brains to talk with our bodies so we can walk and breathe.
Nov 28, 2016
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Neuroscience
A rose is a rose is a rose: Mathematical model explains how two brains agree on smells
In a new study, Columbia scientists have discovered why the brain's olfactory system is so remarkably consistent between individuals, even though the wiring of brain cells in this region differs greatly from person to person. ...
May 1, 2018
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Genetics
Treating brain diseases now possible
Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, studies on their definitive cause are still insufficient. Recently, a POSTECH research team has ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists discover key protein responsible for controlling nerve cell protection
A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information between nerve cells in the brain. The discovery, made ...
Apr 22, 2012
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