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Pesticides Linked to ADHD and Attention Problems

Pesticides Linked to ADHD and Attention Problems

Scientists have found evidence linking pesticides to attention problems in children. [Read More]

Single Neurons and Dendrites Can Detect Different Input Sequences

Single Neurons and Dendrites Can Detect Different Input Sequences

UCL neuroscientists have shown that a single neuron, and even a single dendrite, can respond differently to unique sequences of input. [Read More]

Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s Possible

Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s Possible

UC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique. [Read More]

Grid Cells Found in Presubiculum and Parasubiculum Important to Navigating Environment

Grid Cells Found in Presubiculum and Parasubiculum Important to Navigating Environment

Grid cells have been found in the presubiculum and parasubiculum of the rat brain. [Read More]

Memories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is Damaged

Memories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is Damaged

A new study from researchers at UCLA indicates that new memories with emotional content can be formed even if the amygdala is damaged. Researchers believe that other areas compensated for the damaged amygdala, and aided learning and memory. [Read More]

Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds

Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds

Sleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study. [Read More]

Early Education Fights Dementia

Early Education Fights Dementia

Brain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia. [Read More]

Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1

Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1

SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory. [Read More]

Neuroscience of Music – How Music Enchances Learning Through Neuroplasticity

Neuroscience of Music – How Music Enchances Learning Through Neuroplasticity

Neuroscience research into the neuroscience of music shows that musicians' brains may be primed to distinguish meaningful sensory information from noise. [Read More]

Natural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging Brain

Natural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging Brain

NT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice. [Read More]

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Academic Performance Linked To Dopamine Gene Variation

Academic Performance Linked To Dopamine Gene Variation

New research proposes that academic performance of adolescents is linked to specific dopamine gene variations. [Read More]

Piezo1 And Piezo2 Proteins Involved In Cellular Response To Mechanical Stimulation

Piezo1 And Piezo2 Proteins Involved In Cellular Response To Mechanical Stimulation

Scientists have identified two proteins which may have a critical function in biological systems. The proteins, named [Read More]

Neurobiological Markers For Depression

Neurobiological Markers For Depression

Neuroscience researchers suggest that utilizing fMRI studies could help to provide biomarkers for the diagnosis of [Read More]

Brain Enters And Leaves States Of Induced Unconsciousness Via Different Processes

Brain Enters And Leaves States Of Induced Unconsciousness Via Different Processes

Researchers have discovered the brain enters and leaves states of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness through different [Read More]

Neuronal Diversity Is Vital To Overall Brain Function

Neuronal Diversity Is Vital To Overall Brain Function

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have examined the function of neuron diversity and discovered that diversity is vital to [Read More]

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