The brainstem neurons that regulate non-REM sleep
Study identifies a key role the brainstem neurotensinergic neurons play in non-REM sleep regulation.... Read More...
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Gene variants influence size of brain stem and other structures
Researchers identified 48 common genetic variants that appear to play a role in the size of the brainstem and other subcortical structures. Forty of the variants were novel. The findings also revealed 199 genes related to the variants which regulate brain development and susceptibility to neurological disorders.... Read More...
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
Mice expressing a specific variant of the Scn1a gene associated with Dravet syndrome exhibited spontaneous seizures, disordered breathing and died prematurely.... Read More...
Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness
A new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.... Read More...
The Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the Same
A new study reports that contrary behavior of blood vessels in the retrotrapezoid nucleus help keep us breathing.... Read More...
Neural Connection Keeps Instincts in Check
Researchers have traced the neural connections that help us to curb our impulses.... Read More...
Insight Into the ‘Seat of Human Consciousness’
Researchers believe they may have pinpointed an area of the brain that plays a role in maintaining human consciousness.... Read More...
How the Brain Generates Respiratory Rhythm
Researchers introduce a new concept of how the brain is involved in respiration.... Read More...
Stopped in Our Tracks: How ‘Stop Neurons’ Make Us Halt When We Walk
Researchers have identified a population of neurons in the brainstem which are essential for mice to stop their locomotion.... Read More...
Scientists Discover New Sleep Node in the Brain
Researchers identify 'sleep node' in the mammalian brain. Its activity appears to be necessary and sufficient to produce deep sleep.... Read More...
The Roots of Human Self-Awareness
Neuroscientists have believed that three brain regions are critical for self-awareness: the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the medial prefrontal cortex. Patient R is helping a research team show that self-awareness is more a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain—including other regions—rather than confined to specific areas.... Read More...