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·November 6, 2023·3 min read

Dendrites, Not Just Soma, Drive Brain Computation

Researchers challenge a 75-year-old neuroscience hypothesis, suggesting dendrites play a crucial role in brain computation, not just the neuronal soma. Experiments conducted under non-physiological conditions revealed that neuron features like firing frequency and stimulation threshold are controlled by dendrites.

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·June 26, 2023·6 min read

Six Degrees of Connection: A Mathematical Take on Social Ties

Scientists used mathematics to explain the social phenomenon of six degrees of separation. Their work suggests that the balance between the cost and benefit of maintaining social connections shapes the global human social network.

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·February 6, 2023·5 min read

Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Using theranostics to pinpoint and treat the earliest, preclinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say their new method shows promise in stopping the progression of Alzheimer's pathologies before the onset of irreversible neural damage.

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·January 30, 2023·2 min read

Is Brain Learning Weaker Than Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial neural networks based on human brain dynamics can outperform current deep learning models in learning capabilities.

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·September 29, 2022·3 min read

Unreliable Neurons Improve Brain Functionalities

Neural silencing periods are not a disadvantage representing biological limitations, but rather an advantage for temporal sequencing identification.

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·August 11, 2022·8 min read

A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of Consciousness

Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and mathematical framework.

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·May 25, 2022·5 min read

Mechanism Responsible for Information Transfer Between Different Regions of the Brain Discovered

Increasing synchronization of neurons in the upstream brain region that transmits information leads to a significant improvement in the transmission of information and information processing in the downstream region.

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·April 28, 2022·3 min read

New Brain Learning Mechanism Calls for Revision of Long-Held Neuroscience Hypothesis

Experimental observations conclude learning is mainly performed by neural dendrite trees as opposed to modifying solely through the strength of the synapses, as previously believed.

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·March 5, 2022·4 min read

Choosing to Be With Others Is More Consequential to Well-Being Than Choosing to Be Alone

The element of choice in whether we choose to be alone or interact with others plays a key role in personal wellbeing.

This is a cartoon of a child looking at a butterfly. Her father is calling her over in the background, but her brain is full with the image of the butterfly

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·January 22, 2022·5 min read

In Visual Memory, Size Matters

In natural vision, visual memories of an image are affected by the size of the vision on the retina.

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·January 2, 2022·5 min read

Autism Can Be Identified as Early as the First Year of Life

Study reveals symptoms of autism can be detected within the first year of a child's life, and early detection can help with interventions that may significantly reduce the severity of lifelong developmental deviation.

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·August 7, 2021·4 min read

Nutritional Supplements Could Help Treat PTSD

Combining two natural products that modulate the epigenome, researchers believe they have identified a feasible approach to reversing symptoms of PTSD in animal models that could be effective in humans.

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Bar-Ilan University

Dendrites, Not Just Soma, Drive Brain Computation

Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Is Brain Learning Weaker Than Artificial Intelligence?

Unreliable Neurons Improve Brain Functionalities

A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of Consciousness

Mechanism Responsible for Information Transfer Between Different Regions of the Brain Discovered

New Brain Learning Mechanism Calls for Revision of Long-Held Neuroscience Hypothesis

In Visual Memory, Size Matters

Autism Can Be Identified as Early as the First Year of Life

Nutritional Supplements Could Help Treat PTSD

Linking Stress to Comfort Food Cravings: A Brain Chemical’s Role

Childhood Stability Fosters Risk-Taking and Exploration

COVIDiots! How COVID-19 Reshaped Our Language

Internet Usage and Mental Health

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