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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception

A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.

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·July 3, 2018·8 min read

Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in Children

A new study reports the offspring of women who eat a diet rich of foods fortified with folic acid while pregnant have a reduced risk of being diagnosed with a mental illness later in life. The study reports those who had increased in-utero folic acid exposure had increased cortical thickness and delayed thinning of the cerebral cortex.

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·June 23, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Solve the Case of the Missing Subplate

A new study reveals subplate cells may not simply disappear, they may, instead, be migrating to different levels of the cortex. In essence, subplate cells may become part of the cerebral cortex.

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·June 18, 2018·4 min read

Why Being Left Handed Matters for Mental Health

Researchers believe some treatments for mental health conditions may be ineffective, or even dangerous for left handed people. A new study reports areas of the brain housing alertness and determination may be on the right side for left dominant people. The new theory suggests the location of a person's neural system for emotion depends on their handedness.

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·June 8, 2018·5 min read

The Making of a Brain

A new study provides novel insight into the development of the mammalian cerebral cortex.

cerebral cortex slices of mice, humans and monkeys

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·May 30, 2018·4 min read

How to Build a Brain

A new study sheds light on how our brains are constructed. Researchers say the study reveals how the balance of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex has remained constant over mammalian evolution.

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·May 24, 2018·3 min read

Burst of Brain Activity Linked to Memory Reactivation

Researchers shed light on how sleep spindles help secure memory storage and reactivation.

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·May 17, 2018·3 min read

Smarter Brains Run on Sparsely Connected Neurons

A new study reveals the brains of higher IQ people tend to have leaner, yet more efficient neural connections. Researchers report, the more intelligent a person, the fewer dendrites they have in their cerebral cortex.

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·May 8, 2018·4 min read

Impaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following Stroke

Researchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke.

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·May 5, 2018·5 min read

Neuroscience is Advancing, So How Far Off Are We From a Successful Head Transplant?

With the first head transplant scheduled for 2018, many neuroscientists are skeptical the procedure will be a success. A new article questions if scientists, and the general population, will be ready for the procedure. What does it mean for the future of mankind?

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

Researchers have identified a specific genetic variant that appears to help facilitate empathy driven by fear in rodents.

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·April 15, 2018·4 min read

One Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain Area

Researchers have identified how the ASPM gene controls the growth of the cerebral cortex. They report mutations in this gene can reduce brain volume by half in human microcephaly cases.

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cerebral cortex

Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception

Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in Children

Researchers Solve the Case of the Missing Subplate

Why Being Left Handed Matters for Mental Health

The Making of a Brain

How to Build a Brain

Burst of Brain Activity Linked to Memory Reactivation

Smarter Brains Run on Sparsely Connected Neurons

Impaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following Stroke

Neuroscience is Advancing, So How Far Off Are We From a Successful Head Transplant?

Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

One Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain Area

How Scientists Cracked the Ketamine Code for Depression

Brain Prioritizes “Sound Offsets” During Hearing Repair

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake

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