FeaturedNeuroscience·May 22, 2022·5 min readPrecursor of Spine and Brain Forms PassivelySurrounding tissue is likely to play a significant supportive role in the development of the neural tube by exerting pressure from the outside.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 2, 2022·6 min readAbnormal Heart-Brain Connection in Generalized Anxiety Disorder IdentifiedResearchers identified an abnormal link between the autonomic and central nervous system via communication between the heart and parts of the prefrontal cortex in women with generalized anxiety disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 27, 2021·6 min readHow Does the Immune System Keep Tabs on the Brain?Immune cells in the meninges monitor fluid released from the brain. If the fluid contains signs of infection, disease, or damage, the immune cells initiate an immune response to tackle the problem.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 22, 2021·4 min readCOVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In MiceMice exposed to COVID-19 through the nasal passage, researchers noted a rapid and escalated attack on the brain by the virus that triggered a more severe outcome of the infection, even after the lungs were cleared of the disease. Researchers also found virus levels were over 1,000 times higher in the brain than other parts of the body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 8, 2021·4 min readWhich Came First, Sleep or the Brain?With the help of water-dwelling hydras, researchers discover new evidence that animals acquire the need to sleep before developing a brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2020·5 min readFive amazing facts about your brainDo you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 29, 2019·5 min readYour big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessingsStudy looks at the evolutionary development of the human brain.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 28, 2019·3 min readNew pattern of brain ageing identifiedNew patterns of brain ageing across the human lifespan have been revealed by researchers analysing microstructural changes in the brain’s white matter.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2019·7 min readBrain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 11, 2019·4 min readForgetting uses more brain power than rememberingIntentional forgetting may require more attention to the unwanted information, rather than less.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2019·2 min readIncreasingly Complex Mini-brainsBrazilian scientists produce brain organoids with primitive eyes using computational fluid dynamics.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 4, 2019·2 min readGenetic Factors Influence Human Brain ExpansionResults provide new insight into evolution, IQ and development of the human brain.Read More