New Findings Could Make Mosquitoes More Satisfied, and Safer to Be Around
Researchers report specific drugs designed to affect human appetite work to suppress the appetite of mosquitoes.... Read More...
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To See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some Rewiring
Researchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.... Read More...
Ant-y Social: Ant Study Reveals Evolutionary Benefits of Group Living
A new study of ant populations reveals group living confers immediate benefits, even among genetically identical individuals. The study revealed larger groups produced more offspring and greater stability than smaller groups. The study may shed new light on the evolution of social behavior.... Read More...
Lack of a Single Molecule May Indicate Severe and Treatment Resistant Depression
A new study reports patients with major depressive disorder and treatment resistant depression have decreased levels of acetyl-L-carnitine in their blood. The findings could lead to new blood tests to diagnose the nature and severity of depression.... Read More...
Giant Neurons in the Brain May Play Similarly Giant Role in Awareness and Cognition
Researchers reveal the role nucleus gigantocellularis neurons play in generalized arousal and cognition.... Read More...
A Possible Origin of Human Speech
Researchers have identified a neural network in the brains of monkeys that may represent a common evolutionary origin for social communication and human speech.... Read More...
Researchers Solve the Case of the Missing Subplate
A new study reveals subplate cells may not simply disappear, they may, instead, be migrating to different levels of the cortex. In essence, subplate cells may become part of the cerebral cortex.... Read More...
Drowsy Worms Offer New Insights Into the Neuroscience of Sleep
A new study could offer insight into human glial cell function and reveals a relationship between movement and sleep.... Read More...
Shedding Light on Biological Roots of Individuality
Variations in specific neuromodulators in the developing nervous system may play a role in individuality, researchers report.... Read More...
Uncovering the Early Origins of Huntington’s Disease
Rockefeller University researchers reveal Huntington's neurons are much larger than healthy cells.... Read More...
Brain Research Points the Way to New Treatments for Nicotine Addiction
Researchers have identified specific chemical changes in the brain that drive nicotine addiction. The findings could lead to new treatments to help break the addiction.... Read More...
Glial Cells, Not Neurons, Lead the Way in Brain Assembly
A recent Nature Neuroscience study reports it is glial cells, and not neurons, that direct the initial steps of brain assembly.... Read More...