How the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps Organize Your Actions
Researchers shed light on how behavior is organized in the brain. The study reports learned behaviors are organized in a hierarchy of multiple levels of control.... Read More...
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Study Helps Map Signaling System in Brain Linked to ASD
Vanderbilt researchers have mapped a signaling system in the brain that appears to be linked to autism. ... Read More...
If You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your Scent
A new study reveals mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odor to an unpleasant shock, much like being swatted. Researchers report the insects tend to avoid the scent following the experience.... Read More...
Could Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Treat Alzheimer’s?
Researchers shed new light on how DHA, a key essential Omega-3 fatty acid, could help promote cell survival and contribute to treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and stoke.... Read More...
Low-Dose Diazepam Can Increase Social Competitiveness
Researchers from EPFL have uncovered how diazepam, a common anxiolytic, can increase mitochondrial activity in neural pathways associated with motivation.... Read More...
Homing System Delivers Drugs to Specific Neurons
Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain.... Read More...
Inactivity in Obese Mice Linked to Decreased Motivation to Move
Researchers link physical inactivity in obese mice to altered dopamine receptors rather than their body weight.... Read More...
Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition
A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.... Read More...
Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Experiences With the Help of Dopamine
A new study reports on dopamine's important role in learning how to avoid unpleasant experiences.... Read More...
Lack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s Patients
A new study reveals a lack of dopamine transmission via D1 receptors disrupts information flow in the basal ganglia and can cause difficulty in initiating voluntary movements for Parkinson's patients.... Read More...