Recent neuroscience grad here. Looking forward to some good conversations.

Odorant shape and vibration likely lead to olfaction satisfaction

A new study of the sense of smell lends support to a controversial theory of olfaction: Our noses can distinguish both the shape and the vibrational characteristics of odorant molecules.

The study, in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, demonstrates the feasibility…[Read more]

Walking to the Beat Could Help Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Pitt study examines effects of visual, auditory, and tactile cues on human gait

Walking to a beat could be useful for patients needing rehabilitation, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. The findings, highlighted in the August issue of PLOS One, demonstrate that…[Read more]

Fighting Alzheimer’s before its onset

By the time older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the brain damage is irreparable. For now, modern medicine is able to slow the progression of the disease but is incapable of reversing it. What if there was a way to detect if someone is on the path to Alzheimer’s before substantial and…[Read more]

Study Shows That Placebo Response Occurs at Nonconscious Level

New findings demonstrate an important role for the unconscious mind in pain perception.

With the discovery that the unconscious mind plays a key role in the placebo effect, researchers have identified a novel mechanism that helps explain the power of placebos and nocebos.

Described…[Read more]

Multiple sclerosis is remote controlled

The lungs function as a gathering point for autoaggressive immune cells.

Autoimmune diseases are triggered by immune cells that attack the body’s own tissue. In multiple sclerosis (MS) immune cells succeed in invading nervous tissue and sparking off a destructive inflammation there which can be…[Read more]

Penn Team Finds Key Molecules Involved in Forming Long-term Memories | Penn News

http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-team-finds-key-molecules-involved-forming-long-term-memories

PHILADELPHIA — How does one’s experience of an event get translated into a memory that can be accessed months, even years later? A…

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Hi guys, I’m new in this things. I would like to introduce myself. I am from Argentina, and like most of you interesting in neuroscience, especially consciousness. What do you know about it?

Princeton study reveals the brain’s mysterious switchboard operator

A mysterious region deep in the human brain could be where we sort through the onslaught of stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information most important to our behavior and survival, Princeton University researchers have found.

The researchers report in the…[Read more]

Fragile X and Down syndromes share signalling pathway for intellectual disability

Intellectual disability due to Fragile X and Down syndromes involves similar molecular pathways report researchers in The EMBO Journal. The two disorders share disturbances in the molecular events that regulate the way nerve cells develop dendritic spines, the…[Read more]

Research Shows Nerve Stimulation Can Help Reorganize Brain

UT Dallas researchers recently demonstrated how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences, such as movements or sounds, can reorganize the brain. This technology could lead to new treatments for stroke, tinnitus, autism and other disorders.

In a related paper, UT Dallas…[Read more]

Lab-Engineered Muscle Implants Restore Function in Animal Studies

New research shows that exercise is a key step in building a muscle-like implant in the lab with the potential to repair muscle damage from injury or disease. In mice, these implants successfully prompt the regeneration and repair of damaged or lost muscle tissue, resulting in…[Read more]