FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 6, 2019·5 min read1 in 300 thrives on very-early-to-bed, very-early-to-rise routineAdvanced sleep phase may affect as many as one in 300 people, and may be the result of a genetic trait.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 30, 2019·8 min readTeam IDs Spoken Words and Phrases in Real Time from Brain’s Speech SignalsUsing ECoG and machine learning, researchers decoded spoken words and phrases in real-time from brain signals that control speech. The technology could eventually be used to help those who have lost vocal control to regain their voice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 24, 2019·8 min readMood neurons mature during adolescenceLate developing neurons in the amygdala may be responsible for emotional development and mood disorders, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 3, 2019·6 min readAlgorithm that Tailors Digital Meditation Program Improves Attention and MemoryMediTrain, a new app-based program that uses a closed-loop algorithm to tailor the length of meditation sessions to a person's ability, can improve memory and attention in younger people.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2019·6 min readBrain changes in autism traced to specific cell typesStudying brain tissue samples from people with ASD revealed a common set of alterations in genes associated with synaptic communication between neurons. The changes were identified mainly in neurons in the uppermost layers of the neocortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 1, 2019·9 min readAlzheimer’s disease is a ‘double-prion disorder’Self-propagating amyloid and tau act as prions in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. Higher levels of the prions in human brain samples were strongly correlated with early onset of Alzheimer's and death at a younger age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 30, 2019·4 min readTo boldly go or anxiously hang back? Mouse StudyInhibiting VIP interneurons disrupts medial prefrontal cortex representations of anxiety-related information which drive avoidance behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2019·5 min readHad Enough Water? Brain’s Thirst Centers Make a Gut CheckHydration signals from the gut travel via the vagus nerve to activate thirst neurons in the SFO. These neurons signal to cells in the median preoptic nucleus, driving animals to drink and the kidneys to conserve water in the bloodstream.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 18, 2019·6 min readCRISPR Gene Editing Makes Stem Cells ‘Invisible’ to Immune SystemResearchers say the new technique can help prevent transplant rejection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 12, 2019·13 min readSugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the HarmUCSF researchers report the food and beverage industries push sugary products while obfuscating the significant health issues added sugars can cause. The findings shed light on sugars' link to disease and exposes industrial tactics to downplay the public health risks of diets too high in sugar.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2019·13 min readThe Mysteries of the Super-Ager RevealedScientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 4, 2019·5 min readArtificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before DiagnosisA new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.Read More
