New Computational Tool May Help Optimize Alzheimer’s Treatments
A new computational approach could help personalize brain stimulation for individual Alzheimer's patients, researchers say.... Read More...
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Video of Moving Discs Reconstructed From Rat Retinal Neural Signals
Researchers have successfully reconstructed a short movie of randomly moving discs produced by rat retinal neurons, with the help of machine learning technology.... Read More...
Gray Hair Linked to Immune System and Viral Infection
Researchers have identified a link between the immune system, viral infection and premature hair graying. The study reports mice who went prematurely gray produced unusually high amounts of MITF, a protein that is responsible for releasing interferons, which help to fight viral infections. This suggests genes responsible for controlling pigmentation also work to control the immune system.... Read More...
How Obesity Dulls the Sense of Taste
Researchers report inflammation driven by obesity reduces the number of taste buds in mice. As a result, obese mice had a diminished sense of taste. ... Read More...
Lopsided Ear Function Can Lead to Lopsided Brain Development
A new study reveals differences in ear function can lead to asymmetrical brain differences in mice.... Read More...
Computer Simulation Suggests Multiple Sclerosis is a Single Disease
Using a mathematical model based on experimental data from multiple sclerosis patients, researchers performed computer simulations of the different known biological processes associated with the disease. They discovered the symptoms and disease course are produced by the same underlying mechanism that damages the nerve cells over time.... Read More...
Simulating a Brain-Cooling Treatment That Could One Day Ease Epilepsy
Researchers have developed a computer model that provides insight into how cooling specific areas of the brain could help to treat epilepsy.... Read More...
The Brain Basis Of “Hatred of Sound”: Misophonia
Does hearing certain sounds evoke feelings of uncontrollable anger or disgust? You may have misophonia. A new paper looks at the neurobiological underpinnings of this auditory disorder.... Read More...
Breaking Memory Circuits With Marijuana
New research reveals the dynamics of neural circuits under the influence of cannabinoids.... Read More...
When Neurogenesis Goes Wrong
Researchers discover post stroke neurogenesis in the hippocampus is linked to worse performance in hippocampal memory tasks.... Read More...
Touching Helps Build the Sexual Brain
While it is widely believed social cues can accelerate puberty, previous studies have found it difficult to clearly identify the most crucial signals responsible for the change. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals sexual touch contributes to the acceleration of puberty.... Read More...
Self Control May Not Diminish Throughout the Day
A new PLOS ONE study reveals that regardless of the time of day, people experience a loss of motivation for completing a single task over its duration.... Read More...