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·January 17, 2023·3 min read

Fruit Flies Grow Brainy on a Poor Diet

Regulatory mechanisms of nutrition-dependent neural development can be explored at the molecular level with appropriate models, such as the fruit fly.

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·September 17, 2022·5 min read

Sharing a Laugh: Scientists Teach a Robot When to Have a Sense of Humor

Researchers have designed a shared-laughter AI system that responds to human laughter in order to build a sense of empathy into dialogue.

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·August 14, 2022·4 min read

Simplified Voice Box Enriches Human Speech

Anatomical simplification of the larynx as a result of evolution allowed vocal complexity in human speech.

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·June 24, 2022·2 min read

Females Found to Itch Less Than Males

The female hormone estradiol helps suppress itch associated with psoriasis. The findings shed light on why men are more prone to psoriasis and offers hope for new targeted treatment for itch disorders.

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·April 19, 2022·3 min read

When Neurons Behave Like a Double-Edged Sword

Researchers report the intrinsic excitability of neurons in response to immune cell reaction to bacteria depends on the different neuron subtypes in rats.

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·March 4, 2022·4 min read

Dirt Can Modulate the Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease

Verrucarin A, a secondary metabolite produced by the fungus Myrothecium spp, reduced the amounts of both amyloid-beta 40 and 42 in reprogrammed cortical neurons.

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·February 18, 2022·4 min read

The Ethics of Research on Conscious Artificial Brains

A new ethical framework proposes researchers should already assume brain organoids already have consciousness, rather than waiting for research to confirm they do.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·January 2, 2022·4 min read

Sleeping Mice Show Busy Brains

Findings reveal the brain may optimize visual information processing depending on its conscious state.

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·November 13, 2021·3 min read

A New Neural-Optic System Can Manipulate Memories

A new neuro-optics technique can manipulate memory consolidation in mouse models by hindering long-term potentiation. Researchers say eliminating local LTP in the hippocampus erased memories. The method could be used to isolate memory formation at the cellular level.