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 20, 2013·4 min readThe Link Between Circadian Rhythms and AgingResearchers find the SIRT1 gene, which is commonly associated with aging, also helps regulate circadian rhythm.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·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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2018·4 min readThe VIPs of the Nervous SystemResearchers have unlocked a cure for jet lag by activating VIP neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 20, 2019·3 min readNewly discovered neural pathway processes acute light to affect sleepStudy challenges the widely accepted belief that all light information is relayed through the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which synchronizes the circadian rhythm.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 2, 2020·5 min readStudy finds dopamine, biological clock link to snacking, overeating and obesityFindings define a connection between reward, dopamine, and circadian pathways in the overeating.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 18, 2014·3 min readResearchers Explore Link Between Memory Deficit and Misfiring Circadian ClockResearchers identify a brain area which disrupts memory when the circadian rhythm is altered.Read More
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
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
FeaturedGenetics·May 9, 2018·4 min readStudy Links Breast Cancer to Body’s Internal ClockResearchers have found an association between the Per2 gene and breast cancer. The Per2 gene plays an important role in both the body's circadian clock and mammary gland development.Read More
