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·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Paying attention alters how the brain allocates its limited energy. As the brain uses more energy to process information we attend to, the less energy is supplied to processing outside our field of attention.

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·August 3, 2020·3 min read

Green Apple Flavor in Vapes Enhances Nicotine Reward

Common green apple flavorant farnesene enhances nicotine reward in mouse models. The flavorant is also rewarding on its own. Researchers say with or without nicotine, flavored vapes, especially those containing farnesene, pose potential neurological risks, including addiction.

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·July 31, 2020·5 min read

To Distinguish Contexts, Animals Think Probabilistically

The act of remapping an area can be mathematically modeled as probabilistic reasoning in rodents.

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·July 31, 2020·5 min read

‘Little Brain’ or Cerebellum Not So Little After All

High resolution imaging reveals the human cerebellum is 80% of the area of the cortex. The findings indicate this area of the brain likely grew larger as human behavior and cognition evolved.

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·July 31, 2020·4 min read

A Centerpiece of Ebrains’ Human Brain Atlas

A new human brain atlas features 250 structurally distinct areas, each based on the analysis of ten brains. Over 2400 brain sections were digitalized and assembled in 3D to create the new map.

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·July 8, 2020·4 min read

Hearing Persists at the End of Life

A new study provides evidence that hearing is the last sense to go during the process of active death. Many people become unresponsive during the final hours of life, however, EEG data revealed the dying brain responds to sounds throughout the final moments of life.

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·June 2, 2020·3 min read

A remote control for neurons

Researchers synthesized 3D fuzzy graphene on a nanowire template to create new material for photothermally stimulating cells.

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·April 6, 2020·4 min read

Brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

Glioma brain tumors alter the function of astrocytes, possibly contributing to seizures many brain cancer patients experience. Astrocytes encasing gliomas exhibit different molecular signatures based on their proximity to the cancer cells. Those directly touching the cancer cells become elongated and swollen, mimicking the astrocyte's response to other epilepsy-related brain injuries.

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·February 27, 2020·6 min read

How does the brain put decisions in context?

The anterior lateral motor cortex appears to play a significant role in context-based decision making.

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·February 25, 2020·3 min read

Shining new light on the actions of key neurotransmitter in the brain

GABA can selectively regulate the excitability of neurons.

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·February 19, 2020·5 min read

Altered potassium levels in neurons may cause mood swings in bipolar disorder

Increased potassium currents were responsible for hyperactivity of CA3 neurons. When exposed to potassium channel blockers, the hyperactivity disappeared. However, when exposed to lithium, the drug not only reversed hyperactivity but reduced potassium currents at the same time. The findings strengthen the case that potassium currents play a role in bipolar disorder.

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·February 6, 2020·3 min read

Brain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesis

Researchers define the proteome of neural stem cell niches and the entire set of expressed proteins. The findings shed light on key regulators of neurogenesis.

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electrophysiology

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Green Apple Flavor in Vapes Enhances Nicotine Reward

To Distinguish Contexts, Animals Think Probabilistically

‘Little Brain’ or Cerebellum Not So Little After All

A Centerpiece of Ebrains’ Human Brain Atlas

Hearing Persists at the End of Life

A remote control for neurons

Brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

How does the brain put decisions in context?

Shining new light on the actions of key neurotransmitter in the brain

Altered potassium levels in neurons may cause mood swings in bipolar disorder

Brain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesis

Embryonic Pathways Found to Balance the Adult Mind

How AI “Brain States” Decode Reality

Early Imaginative Play Predicts Better Mental Health

Midlife Fitness Delays Chronic Disease by Years

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