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Pregnancy shifts the daily schedule forward

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2019

In pregnant women and mice, the daily schedule shifts a few hours forward during the first trimester. Activity levels also dip during this time. The advance of the daily schedule stabilizes, before gradually returning to normal during later stages of pregnancy.... Read More...

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Rewriting the Brain Pathway for Consciousness

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2018

Researchers say a new discovery about the pathways associated with consciousness contradicts conventional belief. The study reports the thalamus is not a critical part of the brain's pathway involved in wakefulness and consciousness, a finding that could help develop better methods for treating comas.... Read More...

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Thalamus Wakes the Brain During Development

Neuroscience NewsOctober 11, 2018

Researchers have discovered the thalamus plays a crucial role in the development of normal sleep and waking states.... Read More...

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Memory Brainwaves Look the Same in Sleep and Wakefulness

Neuroscience NewsOctober 9, 2018

A new study reports the brain mechanisms responsible for triggering memory are identical, whether a person is awake or asleep.... Read More...

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What Keeps the Brain Awake?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 30, 2018

A new study reveals a specific pathway in the brains of fruit flies that prevents them from falling asleep during the day.... Read More...

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A Peek Into the Interplay Between Sleep and Wakefulness

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2018

Researchers have identified novel neural pathways that help regulate sleep and wakefulness.... Read More...

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Sleep Deprived Brains May Be Asleep and Awake at the Same Time

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2018

Researchers look at how sleep deprivation can impact cognition, information processing and memory. A new study reveals sleep deprived mice can demonstrate sleep like brain activity while awake.... Read More...

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Overriding the Urge to Sleep

Neuroscience NewsJune 8, 2017

Researchers have identified neurons that control wakefulness.... Read More...

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Newly Discovered Neural Pathway Has Implications For Schizophrenia Treatment

Neuroscience NewsMay 4, 2017

Researchers have discovered a new signaling pathway that connects NMDAR and alpha 7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptors, both implicated in memory and learning. Findings could help develop new treatments for schizophrenia.... Read More...

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