New research from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows that chandelier cells, a specific type of brain cell, become active during unexpected situations. Researchers have been wondering about the functionality ...
Jan 10, 2024
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For the first time, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has uncovered a way to potentially reduce the amount of toxic cellular waste accumulating in patients with Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (ZSD).
Jan 9, 2024
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Our memories are rich in detail: we can vividly recall the color of our home, the layout of our kitchen, or the front of our favorite café. How the brain encodes this information has long puzzled neuroscientists.
Jan 2, 2024
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Seniors with vision issues are at much higher risk for dangerous falls, new research confirms.
Dec 29, 2023
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University showed that visual aids that create the illusion of movement, like a screen placed in front of one's hand showing the hand move, can improve motor performance and the early stages ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Scientists have established how the activity of our brain during imaginary movement differs from that during real action. It turns out that in both cases, a previous signal occurs in the cerebral cortex, but with an imaginary ...
Dec 22, 2023
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You are sitting quietly, and suddenly your brain tunes out the world and wanders to something else entirely—perhaps a recent experience, or an old memory. You just had a daydream. Yet despite the ubiquity of this experience, ...
Dec 13, 2023
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The number of prevalent cases of visual impairment globally increased substantially in working-age individuals from 1990 to 2019, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Dec 13, 2023
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It's Saturday morning. You are barely awake, with a cup of coffee in your hand, and your gaze wanders to the window. It's raining. So you make up your mind. This afternoon, you will go to a museum.
Dec 8, 2023
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Kanaka Rajan describes herself as an ever-curious, "stick-my-finger-in-the-electrical-socket kind of person" who enjoys working with her hands. Forays into engineering and experimental neuroscience led Rajan to her true calling: ...
Dec 7, 2023
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