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High Speed 3D Microscope Captures Stunning Videos of Fruit Fly Nerve Cells in Action

Neuroscience NewsMarch 9, 2019

Columbia team harnesses powerful technology to uncover never-before-seen details of the nervous system, demonstrating SCAPE's broad potential to decipher the brain.... Read More...

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NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2019

Neuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.... Read More...

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Hyperactive Immune System Implicated in Aging Brain Disorders

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 2, 2019

According to a new study, the immune system may play a critical role in damage associated with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and ALS. The study reports altering Cdk5 results in the death of dopamine neurons and slowed autophagy. ... Read More...

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To Sleep or Not to Sleep: The Complex Genetic Network Behind Sleep Duration

Neuroscience NewsDecember 15, 2017

NIH researchers have identified a set of genes they believe could explain why some people need more, or less, sleep that others. The findings could help to develop new treatments for a variety of sleep disorders from insomnia to narcolepsy.... Read More...

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Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2017

A new NIH study reveals mental health problems associated with childhood adversity, such as being evacuated from a war zone, can be passed down from generation to generation.... Read More...

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Brain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through Evolution

Neuroscience NewsNovember 3, 2017

Optogenetics research reveals brain circuits critical for alertness.... Read More...

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Specialized Neurons That Respond to Pain of Pulling Single Hair Discovered

Neuroscience NewsAugust 17, 2017

NIH researchers have identified a specific type of sensory neurons which become activated as a result of pulling a single hair.... Read More...

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Premenstrual Mood Disorder Linked to Sex Hormone Sensitive Gene Complex

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 3, 2017

Researchers report dysregulated expression of a gene complex could explain why PMDD is a disorder of cellular response to progesterone and estrogen.... Read More...

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NIH Funds Development of Novel Robots to Assist People with Disabilities and Aid Doctors

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2013

The NIH has awarded three projects $2.4 million over the next five years to develop innovative robots which work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments. The robotics will improve human capabilities and enhance medical procedures. ... Read More...

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Traumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH Award

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2013

The NIH is awarding researchers $18.8 million to help support global research into concussions and TBI.... Read More...

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DUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2010

New research points to a DNA sequence that causes the DUX4 gene to become more active in producing proteins that are toxic to muscle cells, leading to a form of muscular dystrophy.... Read More...

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New Autism Genes Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2010

Researchers are reporting that new Autism genes have been discovered.... Read More...

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Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Sleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contents

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

Neuroscience

Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Sleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contents

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

Neurology

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

Stem cells from hair follicles have potential to repair myelin sheath in mice

Exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults

AI

Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology

Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Haunted by the past: Insomniacs unable to get emotional distress off their mind

NIH

High Speed 3D Microscope Captures Stunning Videos of Fruit Fly Nerve Cells in Action

NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Hyperactive Immune System Implicated in Aging Brain Disorders

To Sleep or Not to Sleep: The Complex Genetic Network Behind Sleep Duration

Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring

Brain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through Evolution

Specialized Neurons That Respond to Pain of Pulling Single Hair Discovered

Premenstrual Mood Disorder Linked to Sex Hormone Sensitive Gene Complex

NIH Funds Development of Novel Robots to Assist People with Disabilities and Aid Doctors

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH Award

DUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular Dystrophy

New Autism Genes Discovered