Parrots and songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, study finds
Graphical summary. Credit: Current biology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.014 When humans learn to speak a language, we learn to produce new ...
Tag: brain
When does the brain grow? Research shows that the brains of mice and primates mature at the same rate
Development of excitatory axons in mice and primates. a cartoon illustrating hypothetical models of excitatory axon development: on the left, ...
Brain implants revive cognitive abilities long after head trauma in clinical trial
Credit: CC0 Public domain In 2001, Gina Arata was in her final semester of college and planning to apply to ...
Researchers identify traces of trauma in the young brain and suggest how to erase them
Bullying produced different effects on the hippocampal neurons of adult mice, depending on whether these mice had been exposed to ...
Changing the behavior of living mice by modifying brain genes
Restoration of spine density and impairment of synaptic transmission in medial layers II and III neurons of the PFC in ...
Heading in football is linked to a measurable decline in brain function
In just two years of practicing “heading” in football, the brains of amateur players would be altered structurally and functionally. ...
Scientists discover potential brain link between stress and emotional eating
Mice exhibit increased food intake for HFD, but not for NC, 24 h after PSS exposure. Credit: Natural communications (2023). ...
Discrimination during pregnancy can affect infant brain circuits
Acculturation factors projected onto Berry's acculturation model. In Berry's multidimensional model of acculturation (see Supplementary Material), all four types cannot ...
7 months without alcohol is enough to repair brain damage caused by excessive consumption
Several previous studies have reported widespread cortical thinning in people with alcohol use disorders. A new study suggests that it ...
What happens in our brain when we are hungry?
The feeling of hunger pushes us towards the search for food without us being aware of the neural circuits which ...
