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·February 9, 2021·4 min read

New “Molecular” Tool Helps Shed Light on Individual Synapses in Brain Cells

A newly developed light-activated protein allows researchers to study single synapses of a neuron.

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·February 3, 2021·4 min read

Neurons Responsible for Rapidly Stopping Behaviors and Actions Revealed

A set of neurons in the subthalamic nucleus have been implicated in canceling planned behaviors or actions.

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·December 20, 2020·5 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise

Study reports a pervasive neuromodulation system strongly influences sound processing in a key auditory region of the brain. Findings suggest acetylcholine may assist in the brain's ability to distinguish speech from other noise.

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·December 17, 2020·2 min read

A New Means of Neuronal Communication Discovered in the Human Brain

Researchers have identified a novel coupling mechanism that links neural networks in the human brain.

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·October 12, 2020·5 min read

Dopamine and Serotonin Play a Role in Human Perception and Decision-Making

Researchers recorded alterations in levels of both dopamine and serotonin in the brain when people perform perception and decision making based tasks.

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·October 5, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain May Fuel Intense Neural Communication

The retrieval of mitochondria via a feedback loop is vital to sustaining synaptic transmission.

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·October 1, 2020·3 min read

Why Drugs Sometimes Cause Receptor Potentiation Rather Than Inhibition

Receptor potentiation was observed when the antagonists bind to receptors that consist of different subunits, where it acts as a subunit.

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·September 29, 2020·5 min read

A Revised Map of Where Working Memory Resides in the Brain

Working memory isn't confined to one area of the brain. It requires synchronous activity of at least two brain areas.

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·September 20, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain’s Inner Clock Measures Seconds

The striatum and premotor cortex show altered patterns in neural activity when encoding time. The dynamics of the striatum were more sequential than those of the premotor cortex.

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·September 16, 2020·6 min read

Brain Circuitry Underlying Dissociative Experiences Identified

Researchers have identified a key neural circuit that plays a role in dissociation, a phenomenon in which people can feel disconnected from their bodies and reality.