Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2017·7 min readAstrocytes Keep Time For Brain and BehaviorA new study reveals astrocytes play an surprisingly important role in the body's circadian clock.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2019·3 min readBrain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membraneA newly developed microfluidic device allowed researchers to keep tissue from the suprachiasmatic nucleus alive for over 25 days.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2016·4 min readBrain’s Biological Clock Stimulates Thirst Before SleepFindings provide additional insight into how the circadian clock regulates physiological function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 18, 2017·3 min readCells in the Retina Light the Way to Treating Jet LagResearchers have discovered a group of neurons in the retina that affect circadian rhythm by sending signals to the SCN.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 14, 2016·10 min readChronobiology: Internal Clocks SyncResearchers explore how how body's natural time keepers work.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 29, 2016·4 min readDepressive Behaviors Caused by Disrupting Brain’s Internal Clock: Mouse StudyA new study reports that disrupting the natural circadian rhythm in mice causes depression and anxiety.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 1, 2021·4 min readFight or Flight, Unless Internal Clocks Are DisruptedDaily release of glucocorticoids depends on coordination between the clock gene and activity rhythms of neurons within two parts of the hypothalamus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2015·5 min readHow Neuropsin Allows The Retina to Set its Own Biological RhythmA new study sheds light on how the retina sets its own biological rhythm using a novel light-sensitive pigment called neuropsin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2016·4 min readHow We Wake and Fall AsleepResearchers have identified a molecular pathway that appears to regulate between sleep and wakefulness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 29, 2015·3 min readIt’s Summer and Your Brain Knows ItResearchers have discovered an important mechanism which allows animals to effectively track seasonal changes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2016·5 min readLight Color Determines Sleepiness Versus Arousal in MiceA new study reveals the color of light can have an impact on whether we're sleepy or fully aroused.Read More
