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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

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·August 16, 2022·4 min read

How the Brain Gathers Threat Cues and Turns Them Into Fear

CGRP neurons found in subregions of the thalamus and brainstem relay multisensory threat information to the amygdala. These neural circuits are essential for the formation of aversive memories, a new study reports.

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·July 29, 2022·5 min read

Pinpointing Consciousness in Animal Brain Using Mouse ‘Brain Map’

Brain mapping study identifies important neural networks and their connections that appear to enhance the conscious experience.

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·July 10, 2022·6 min read

Pathway Deep in the Brain Makes It Resilient After Injury

Targeting the GAT3 protein in the thalamus could help block and prevent long-term damage following brain injury.

This shows neurons in the auditory cortex that project to the thalamus

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Pain

·July 7, 2022·4 min read

How Sound Reduces Pain in Mice

Researchers have identified a network between the auditory cortex and thalamus that appears to blunt pain when an animal is exposed to specific sounds or noises.

This shows a brain in the shape of a heart

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·June 9, 2022·3 min read

Brain Changes Linked to Emotion Discovered in Mysterious ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’

Takotsubo syndrome, a sudden form of acute heart failure often brought on by emotional or physical stress, is associated with changes in brain regions associated with emotion and emotional processing.

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·June 8, 2022·6 min read

Three Distinct Brain Circuits in the Thalamus Contribute to Parkinson’s Symptoms

Neurons in the parafascicular thalamus project to three different parts of the basal ganglia. Targeting these circuits could be a new target for treating motor dysfunction and depression associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·May 23, 2022·3 min read

Study Links Thalamus Inhibition in Adolescence to Long-Lasting Cortical Abnormalities Associated with Schizophrenia

Cognitive abnormalities associated with schizophrenia may be traced to altered activity in the thalamus during adolescence.

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·April 29, 2022·3 min read

Clues Into a Sleep Mystery

Using gene editing to disrupt a gene in the thalamus that codes for a protein that binds to GABA boosted the activity of delta waves and promoted deep sleep in mouse models.

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·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Dancing Rats Show How the Brain Learns, Perfects, Then Unconsciously Performs a Skillful Movement

Study reveals how brain areas work together to train and perform a practiced skill.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 14, 2022·5 min read

Ready, Set…Go! Brain Circuit That Triggers the Execution of Planned Movement Discovered

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that helps suppress the execution of planned actions in response to specific cues.

This shows a brain scan with the neural network associated with tic development highlighted

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·January 21, 2022·6 min read

How Do Tics Develop?

A new study identifies a neural network that appears to be responsible for the development of tics and tic disorders. Researchers say deep brain stimulation applied to this network helps alleviate symptoms of tics.

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