Rosy health and sickly green: color associations play robust role in reading faces
Facial processing and color processing may engage in similar brain mechanisms.... Read More...
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High Speed 3D Microscope Captures Stunning Videos of Fruit Fly Nerve Cells in Action
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...
NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects
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...
Hyperactive Immune System Implicated in Aging Brain Disorders
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...
To Sleep or Not to Sleep: The Complex Genetic Network Behind Sleep Duration
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...
Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring
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...
Brain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through Evolution
Optogenetics research reveals brain circuits critical for alertness.... Read More...
Specialized Neurons That Respond to Pain of Pulling Single Hair Discovered
NIH researchers have identified a specific type of sensory neurons which become activated as a result of pulling a single hair.... Read More...
Premenstrual Mood Disorder Linked to Sex Hormone Sensitive Gene Complex
Researchers report dysregulated expression of a gene complex could explain why PMDD is a disorder of cellular response to progesterone and estrogen.... Read More...
NIH Funds Development of Novel Robots to Assist People with Disabilities and Aid Doctors
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...
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Advances with $18.8M NIH Award
The NIH is awarding researchers $18.8 million to help support global research into concussions and TBI.... Read More...
DUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular Dystrophy
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...