Researchers have investigated the mouth clicks in human echolocation. They hope to use synthetic human clicks to investigate how sounds can reveal the physical features of an object.
Targeting and reducing the methylation of a key mRNA promoted the migration of macrophages in the brain and can improve cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Young adults could add over a decade to their life expectancy by switching from a Western diet to one that includes more nuts, legumes, and whole grains, and by reducing red or processed meats.
Researchers have developed a computer model that provides insight into how cooling specific areas of the brain could help to treat epilepsy.
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.
According to a new study, virtual reality may be a useful tool for encouraging empathy and positive attitudes towards marginalized groups.
People who were touched by conversational humanoid robots report positive emotional states and were more likely to comply with requests made by the robot.
Study implicates C4, an immune system gene, in schizophrenia pathogenesis.
The connection between brain activity during sleep and cerebrospinal fluid flow was reduced in those with risk factors for dementia and those with Alzheimer's disease than in the healthy control group.
Researchers report gut bacteria influence the brain when it comes to deciding on foods to eat.
A new study reveals differences in ear function can lead to asymmetrical brain differences in mice.
Administering oxytocin blocks the enhanced motivation for drinking alcohol that fuels alcohol use disorder by blocking GABA signaling in the central nucleus of the amygdala.
