Diversity in the Brain: How Millions of Neurons Become Unique
A new mathematical model has shown how different gene variants enable random diversity in neurons.... Read More...
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Movement Control: How the Brain Responds to Unexpected Situations
Researchers report the motor cortex is only essential for motor control when movements are executed in response to unexpected sensory feedback.... Read More...
Study Raises Doubts on a Previous Theory of Parkinson’s
A new study questions previous assumption about how Parkinson's disease develops and progresses. ... Read More...
Indications of Psychosis Appear in Cortical Folding
Using neuroimaging and mathematical graph theory, researchers discover it is possible to detect those at risk of developing psychosis by examining cortical folding.... Read More...
From Healthcare to Warfare: How to Regulate Brain Technology
University of Basel bioethicists have outlined a new biosecurity framework for neurotechnology. They call for regulations to protect the mental privacy and integrity of those the technologies are used on.... Read More...
Callous and Unemotional Traits Show in Brain Structure of Boys Only
University of Basel researchers reveal the volume of the anterior insula, a brain area associated with emotion and empathy, is larger in boys who express higher levels of callous-unemotional traits.... Read More...
Tracking Down Genetic Influences on Brain Disorders
Researchers have identified a number of variable locations in the genome that influence hippocampal gene activity and may contribute to brain disorders.... Read More...
Synapses in the Brain Mirror the Structure of the Visual World
Researchers have identified how our brains are so good at perceiving contours and edges. The study, published in Nature, reports neurons are most likely to connect if they react to edges that lie on a common axis and the structure of the world around us is mirrored in the pattern of synapses. ... Read More...
Designed Proteins May Help Treat Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers have designed two proteins that are able to stabilize cell scaffolding linking to muscle fibers, restoring muscle structure and function. The two proteins also were able to significantly prolong survival in animal models of muscular dystrophy.... Read More...
Distant Brain Regions Selectively Recruit Stem Cells
A new study reports long distance neural connections can target pools of stem cells in their niche and stimulate them to produce subtypes of olfactory bulb neurons.... Read More...
Link Between Immune System, Memory and Brain Structure Discovered
Researchers discover both the structure of specific brain areas and memory are linked to genetic activity that also play important roles in immune system function.... Read More...
Less Fear: How LSD Affects the Brain
Researchers report lower levels of activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain associated with fear, in people under the influence of LSD.... Read More...