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·November 16, 2017·2 min read

Nanowired Drugs Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients

Using titanate nanowires treated with cerebrolysin, researchers have been able to target delivery to the brain and through the central nervous system. Researchers report the use of nanowires to deliver drugs could be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

Multiplayer Video Games: Link Between Skill and Intelligence Discovered

Some MOBA video games can act like an IQ test, researchers report. In a new PLOS ONE study, researchers note a correlation between skill in action strategy games, like DOTA2, and high IQ. The correlation is similar to that seen between intelligence and ability in more traditional games like chess.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Potential Mediator for Social Memory Formation

Neuropeptide Substance P may help mediate social memory in the CA2 area of the hippocampus, researchers report.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Controller Developed to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier With Precision

A new system offers a safer, finer degree of control for opening the blood-brain barrier for drug delivery.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Visual Perception of Summary Statistics Not Following Mathematical Rules

A new study could help to determine new approaches to statistical data visualization.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

New Insights Into Why Sleep is Good For Memory

Sleep helps us to strengthen both old and new versions of experiences, allowing us to use our memories adaptively, researchers report.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

Drug Could Derail Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s

Researchers report a drug called fasudil may help to prevent synapse loss initiated by amyloid beta peptides in early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 15, 2017·5 min read

Improving Clinical Trials With Machine Learning

Advances in machine learning could allow researchers to detect drug effects that may be missed through conventional statistical analysis, researchers report.

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·November 15, 2017·2 min read

Take a Fantastic 3-D Voyage Through the Brain with New Immersive Virtual Reality System

Researchers will unveil a new immersive VR system that allows users a unique way to interact with 3D anatomical brain data at Neuroscience 2017.

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·November 15, 2017·5 min read

Consuming Nuts May Improve Brainwave Function

Researchers reveal eating nuts can help enhance cognitive function, learning and sleep. The study reveals pistachios produce the greatest gamma waves response, and peanuts produce an enhanced delta brain wave response.

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·November 15, 2017·3 min read

Chimp Study Reveals How Brain’s Structure Shaped Our Evolution

A new neuroimaging study reveals patterns of asymmetry in the human brain may be unique to our species and could help explain how we developed language skills.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

New findings from Max Plank Institute researchers challenges conventional belief about the role of the thalamus in learning. Researchers report the thalamus plays a far more active role in visual processing in the context of learning than previously thought.