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Research articles and news stories tagged with brain research

This is a brain slice of a person with glioblastoma multiforme.

Brain Cancer Featured

·December 5, 2013·3 min read

Brain Cancer Cells Hide While Drugs Seek

Brain cancer cells resist therapy by temporarily losing gene mutations targeted by drugs, but re-amplify the mutation once the treatments have stopped, a new study reports.

This image shows a mouse neuron with synapses.

Featured Genetics

·December 5, 2013·4 min read

Gene Found to be Crucial for Formation of Certain Brain Circuitry

Researchers report they have discovered a gene involved in forming synapses.

The image shows a woman's eyes.

Featured Neurology

·December 5, 2013·3 min read

A Simple Eye Test for Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers discover the pupils of MS patients respond much slower to stimuli. Additionally, the study reports the slower the response time, the worse the symptoms of MS are.

This is an fMRI scan of a brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 5, 2013·4 min read

Recurring Memory Traces Boost Long Lasting Memories

A new study indicates periods of rest can help boost memory performance.

This is a mugger crocodile.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2013·2 min read

New Study Finds Crocodiles are Cleverer than Previously Thought

Researchers discover some crocodiles use lures to hunt their pray, suggesting they are cleverer than previously believed.

This image shows the location of the hypothalamus in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2013·3 min read

Estrogen: Not Just Produced by the Ovaries

New research shows the hypothalamus can directly control reproductive functions in rhesus monkeys. The researchers believe it is likely to perform the same actions in human women.

This diagram depicts both exocytosis and endocytosis.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2013·7 min read

How Our Nerves Keep Firing

Researchers report on how nerve cells recycle vesicles. The findings suggest the process is much faster and different that previously proposed.

The image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex.

Featured Psychology

·December 4, 2013·3 min read

Dads: How Important Are They?

A new study highlights the value of paternal influence in both neurobiology and behavior.

This fMRI scan shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 4, 2013·2 min read

Fear in the Balance

Researchers report increased activity in the medial prefrontal cortex is linked to decreased activity in the amygdala.

The image shows the position of the amygdala in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 3, 2013·4 min read

Kids Whose Bond With Mother Was Disrupted Early in Life Show Changes in Brain

A new neuroimaging study finds children who experienced maternal deprivation show different responses in the amygdala.

This image shows thombin in the spinal cord.

Featured Neurology

·December 3, 2013·4 min read

Molecular Sensor Detects Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers devise a new molecular sensor which can detect multiple sclerosis at its earliest stage.

This is a sound chamber.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 3, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Turn Current Sound Localization Theories ‘On their Ear’

Researchers challenge the theories of how people localize sound and explain why neural responses to sound are so diverse.

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