Researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain’s visual network
Researchers from Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF), led by Professor Vincent Bonin, have published two studies revealing how visual information is ...
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Putting pressure on the mini brains helps model compression injuries
For nearly a decade, Brown University researcher Diane Hoffman-Kim and her lab team have been making cortical spheroids, which are ...
Bacteria discovered in healthy vertebrate brains suggest potential role in brain function
Researchers at the University of New Mexico have identified the presence of bacteria in the healthy brains of fish. Understanding ...
New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate mammalian brains
Reliably tracking and manipulating the mammalian nervous system in the laboratory or clinic allows neuroscientists to test their hypotheses, which ...
Study suggests ways to generate new neurons in old brains
Most neurons in the human brain last a lifetime, and for good reason. Complex, long-term information is preserved in the ...
COVID-19 lockdowns are prematurely aging teen brains, study finds
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have implemented restrictive measures, such as lockdowns and school closures, to limit ...
How the brain’s inner chamber governs our state of consciousness
In hospital operating rooms and intensive care units, propofol is a drug of choice, widely used to sedate patients for ...
City light pollution causes spiders’ brains to shrink, new study finds
As night falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom begins its day. Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate ...
Music study links attenuation of emotional reactions in anhedonia to prolonged activity in the brain’s attentional networks
Anhedonia is associated with abnormally sustained activity in the brain areas responsible for attention. Researchers from the IoPPN Department of ...
Scientists restore brain’s waste disposal system
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurological disorders can be thought of as “dirty” brain diseases, where the brain has trouble clearing ...
