Neuroscience
Nicotine and cocaine leave similar mark on brain after first contact
The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.
May 3, 2011
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Neuroscience
How stress tears us apart
Why is it that when people are too stressed they are often grouchy, grumpy, nasty, distracted or forgetful? Researchers from the Brain Mind Institute (BMI) at EPFL have just highlighted a fundamental synaptic mechanism that ...
Sep 18, 2014
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Neuroscience
New study shows key role of synaptic plasticity in modulating brain function in patients with epilepsy
The mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by excessive electrical activity in the brain, remain unknown. Now, using a novel radiotracer ([11C]K-2, the first technology to ...
May 18, 2023
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Study provides potential explanation for mechanisms of associative memory
Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections between neurons in a region of the brain important for the formation of long-term memories. ...
Dec 13, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
In Alzheimer's mice, memory restored with cancer drug
Memory and as well as connections between brain cells were restored in mice with a model of Alzheimer's given an experimental cancer drug, Yale School of Medicine researchers reported in the journal Annals of Neurology.
Mar 31, 2015
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Scientists explain why neurons consume so much fuel even when at rest
Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even when its neurons are not firing signals called neurotransmitters to each other. Now researchers at ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Researchers find possible molecular explanation for caffeine reducing mood disorders
(Medical Xpress)—An international team of researchers has found a possible molecular explanation for the stress reducing capabilities of caffeine. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Neuroscience
Study pinpoints autism-linked protein for sculpting brain connections
Shortly after birth, human brains expand rapidly with the experience of an entirely new world. During this period, neurons in the newborn brain compete with one another to form lasting connections, called synapses.
Jan 6, 2015
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How traumatic memories hide in the brain, and how to retrieve them
Some stressful experiences - such as chronic childhood abuse - are so overwhelming and traumatic, the memories hide like a shadow in the brain.
Aug 17, 2015
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Memory in silent neurons
When we learn, we associate a sensory experience either with other stimuli or with a certain type of behavior. The neurons in the cerebral cortex that transmit the information modify the synaptic connections that they have ...
Aug 31, 2014
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