FeaturedNeuroscience·January 24, 2023·4 min readCommon Panic Response Can Desensitize Body to Temperature ChangesPanic-induced hyperventilation can reduce our ability to respond to environmental threats as it desensitizes body temperature to change.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2021·5 min readWinter-Swimming Scandinavian Men Can Teach Us How the Body Adapts to Extreme Heat and ColdA study of Scandinavian Winter swimmers reveals alternating between cold water swimming and hot sauna sessions may affect the way in which brown adipose fat burns energy and produces heat.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 3, 2017·4 min readDifferent Sensory Pathways Engaged in Feeling and Responding to External TemperatureResearchers shed light on thermoregulation by disabling parts of rat brains and observing their choice of a comfortable environmental temperature. The findings could provide new understanding of conditions such as heatstroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 5, 2016·4 min readBrain Cells That Cool the BodyResearchers have identified a set of heat sensing neurons that prompt both nervous system and behavioral changes that help cool the body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2016·5 min readMapping the Circuit of Our Circadian ClockResearchers shed light on how neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus connect to one another.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 7, 2016·3 min readDrop in Body Temperature Linked to Aging May Aggravate Features of Alzheimer’sAccording to a new study, a 1 degree Celsius drop in body temperature could accelerate some of the features of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·3 min readControlling Body Temperature in Response to Fight or FlightA new study reports TRPV1 controls the nerves that release noradrenaline and affects core body temperature during the 'fight or flight' response.Read More