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How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath

Neuroscience NewsMarch 3, 2020

Each breath begins with hundreds of individual neurons haphazardly firing at low levels, then quickly synchronizing. The synchronization prompts activity that signals diaphragm and chest muscles to contract, causing expansion and inhalation. As the signal subsides, exhalation occurs.... Read More...

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Why those on the autism spectrum are often hypersensitive to light and noise

Neuroscience NewsMarch 2, 2020

Mice lacking the autism-associated SHANK3 gene were more sensitive to sensation, including touch. The mice also had overactive excitatory neurons in the somatosensory cortex, which may account for sensory hypersensitivity.... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 25, 2020

GABA can selectively regulate the excitability of neurons.... Read More...

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Prescription drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical messengers

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 27, 2020

A drug commonly prescribed for edema improves the symptoms for young children on the autism spectrum with no significant side effects. The drug, bumetanide, decreases the ratio of GABA to glutamate in the brain.... Read More...

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New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 1, 2020

Hangxiety, the feeling of waking up with anxiety the morning after heavy drinking, is a common symptom associated with a hangover. Researchers explain how a heavy night's drinking alters neurochemistry, leaving some of us prone to waking with anxiety.... Read More...

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How the brain balances pleasure and pain

Neuroscience NewsDecember 31, 2019

Different classes of neurons in the ventral pallidum control positive and negative motivations, sending opposing signals along a shared motivation-processing circuit.... Read More...

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Your brain on sugar: What the science actually says

Neuroscience NewsNovember 16, 2019

From reducing memory capability to increasing the risk of diabetes and obesity, researchers investigate how sugar affects the brain and body.... Read More...

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The neurobiological mechanisms behind schizophrenia may depend on gender

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 3, 2019

Schizophrenia is linked to alterations in pathways associated with glycosaminoglycan, neurotransmitter metabolism, and GABAergic synapses. A large percentage of genes related to schizophrenia are expressed differently between males and females. The results imply the mechanisms involved in schizophrenia development differ, at least slightly, between males and females.... Read More...

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Autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2019

A visual test may be a new tool in the diagnosis of autism. Individuals on the autism spectrum are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual stimuli in the brain. Using EEG data collected from the visual region, researchers could predict with 87% accuracy whether or not a person had ASD.... Read More...

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Researchers identify new hunger pathway in the brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 24, 2019

Newly identified network in the hypothalamus alters feeding behaviors on a shorter timescale. The pathway affects food intake and body weight by releasing GABA, which may occur due to the detection, and not the consumption of food.... Read More...

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Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2019

Genetic mutations, which occur in both the brain and gut, could be a main cause of autism. Using mouse models of ASD, researchers discovered the neuroligin-3 R451C mutation affects neural communication in the brain and causes dysfunction in the gut. The findings strengthen the gut-brain hypothesis of autism.... Read More...

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Targeting key gene could help lead to down syndrome treatment

Neuroscience NewsMay 23, 2019

Using stem cells from candidates with Down syndrome to create an organoid, and employing mouse models, researchers pinpoint a gene linked to memory impairments and cognitive problems in Down syndrome. Inhibiting the OLIG2 gene leads to cognitive and memory improvements in mouse models of Down. Researchers hope their findings lead to an in utero treatment that targets the gene and helps reverse abnormal brain development. ... Read More...

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How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath

Why those on the autism spectrum are often hypersensitive to light and noise

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

Prescription drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical messengers

New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

How the brain balances pleasure and pain

Your brain on sugar: What the science actually says

The neurobiological mechanisms behind schizophrenia may depend on gender

Autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker

Researchers identify new hunger pathway in the brain

Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism

Targeting key gene could help lead to down syndrome treatment