Summary: The occipital cortex plays a causal role in piloting our attention to manage the intake of images.

Source: NYU

It is known that different regions of the brain help us prioritize information so we […]

Summary: A new osmotic transport device removes fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling in rat models of SCI.

Source: UCR

When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow, resulting in […]

Summary: Study reveals people touch the areas of their partner’s body that mirror the parts of their body they enjoy having touched. A strong correlation was also drawn between touch and gaze, suggesting the […]

Summary: The key to performance and motivation lies within the ratio of glutamine and glutamate in the nucleus accumbens. The ratio of glutamine to glutamate relates specifically to stamina.

Source: […]

Summary: Mitochondria regulate how neural stem cells become neurons during brain development. The findings may help explain how humans developed larger brains during evolution and how mitochondrial defects lead […]

Summary: Using a third-person, or observer, perspective to recall memories activates different areas of the brain than using a first-person perspective for memory recall. Adopting an observer-perspective for […]

Summary: Meditation and relaxation may provide relief to those suffering sleep paralysis, a new pilot study reports.

Source: University of Cambridge

Sleep paralysis – a condition thought to explain a number […]

Summary: Decreasing the amount of Reelin significantly protected against disease symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animal models of multiple sclerosis. Reelin levels appear to correlate with MS […]

Summary: Study in rats reveals sex differences may play a key role in the effectiveness of exercise as an appetite regulator. Exercising female rats ate more than those who did not partake in physical activity. […]

Summary: Compared to adults, children continue to explore other options than using knowledge to capitalize on reward, to see if the value has changed. Children approach exploration systematically to make sure […]

Summary: Human-on-a-chip technology could provide a more valuable clinical-based model for ALS.

Source: University of Central Florida

A new study published today demonstrates that a technology developed at […]

Summary: Working memory for language processing can be provided by the down-regulation of neural excitability in response to external input.

Source: Max Planck Institute

Did the man bite the dog, or was it […]

Summary: Using electroacupuncture, researchers stimulated the vagus-adrenal axis to induce secretion of dopamine from chromaffin cells in the adrenal glands. Mice exposed to this treatment had lower levels of […]

Summary: The facial muscle activity it takes to smile helps to generate more positive emotions.

Source: University of South Australia

From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power […]

Summary: Jealousy can be a useful tool in maintaining friendships, a new study report. Feelings of jealousy were linked to the value of the friendship and motivated behaviors to retain the […]

Summary: PIMS-TS, a Kawasaki-like disease that affects children with COVID-19, causes changes in monocytes, a new study reports.

Source: University of Birmingham

A newly described disease occurring in […]

Summary: Researchers have devised techniques that allowed them to successfully replace dysfunctional microglia.

Source: Fudan University

Researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai, China have developed […]

Summary: Aging may alter neural processes for remembering continuous real-world experiences and segmenting memories.

Source: WUSTL

“Memory is the first thing to go.”

Everyone has heard it, and decades of […]

Summary: Analyzing nasal discharge could be a new tool in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found certain Alzheimer’s related proteins can be detected in nasal […]

Summary: Cannabidiol (CBD) increases cerebral blood flow to areas of the brain associated with memory processing, specifically the hippocampus. The findings identify a potential mechanism for the use of CBD to […]