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·February 13, 2020·4 min read

State of mind: The end of personality as we know it

A new framework sheds light on how the mind adapts to different situations. The study proposes a unifying principle for the cortical mechanisms where state of mind is determined.

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·June 6, 2017·5 min read

Explaining the Link Between Seizures and Psychiatric Disorders

Newly identified neurons in the reticular thalamus could help shed light on the link between seizures and psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and schizophrenia, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 28, 2015·3 min read

Mechanism Underlying Attentiveness and Alertness Identified

According to a new study, acetylcholine acts via a single neuron type to enable effective information processing.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2014·4 min read

Neuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical Neurons

A new paper hypothesizes that a particular type of interneuron may influence responses in a context dependent manner.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·May 22, 2014·2 min read

Releasing the Brakes for Learning

Researchers discover learning processes in the brain are dynamically regulated by various types of interneurons.