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In Pursuit of Pleasure, the Brain Learns to Hit the Repeat Button

Neuroscience NewsMarch 2, 2018

According to researchers, the brain learns to reproduce brain activity patterns that lead to reward. The findings could lead to new avenues for treating addiction and OCD, researchers report.... Read More...

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Body Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get Started

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 1, 2018

Researchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.... Read More...

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Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 28, 2018

A new study sheds light on key aspects of nervous system development.... Read More...

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Human Brain Recalls Visual Features in Reverse Order Than it Detects Them

Neuroscience NewsOctober 9, 2017

A new study upends traditional models of how the brain constructs interpretations of the outside world, revealing that the brain uses a reverse order of processing to recall visual information.... Read More...

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Body’s Own Defense Against ALS Actually Drives Disease Progression at Later Stages

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2017

In early stages of ALS, autophagy helps to suppress disease progression, but accelerates the spread as the disease enters into later stages, researchers report.... Read More...

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Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2017

A lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report. ... Read More...

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In Witnessing the Brain’s ‘Aha!’ Moment, Scientists Shed Light on Biology of Consciousness

Neuroscience NewsJuly 27, 2017

Researchers report becoming consciously aware of a decision conforms to the same mechanism the brain goes through to complete a simple decision. ... Read More...

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Patterns of Brain Activity Direct Specific Body Movements

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2017

A new study sheds light on how neurons in the motor cortex communicate with muscles and drive motion. Using optogenetics, the researchers discovered the motor cortex communicates with muscles differently, depending on the type of movement an animal makes.... Read More...

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Neurons’ Faulty Wiring Leads to Serotonin Imbalance and Depressive Behaviors: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 27, 2017

Researchers have identified a gene that allows serotonin neurons to spread their branches throughout the brain. Mice lacking this gene showed entangled neuron branches and signs of depression. ... Read More...

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First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

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Zuckerman Institute

In Pursuit of Pleasure, the Brain Learns to Hit the Repeat Button

Body Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get Started

Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System Discovered

Human Brain Recalls Visual Features in Reverse Order Than it Detects Them

Body’s Own Defense Against ALS Actually Drives Disease Progression at Later Stages

Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

In Witnessing the Brain’s ‘Aha!’ Moment, Scientists Shed Light on Biology of Consciousness

Patterns of Brain Activity Direct Specific Body Movements

Neurons’ Faulty Wiring Leads to Serotonin Imbalance and Depressive Behaviors: Mouse Study