FeaturedNeuroscience·May 12, 2022·5 min readWhen Unconscious, the Brain Is Anything but ‘Silent’Some neurons in the cerebral cortex show higher spontaneous activity during general anesthesia than when awake, and this activity is synchronized across the cortical cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2022·6 min readEating Sea Squirts May Reverse the Signs of AgingSupplementing a diet with Ascidiacea, or sea squirts, reversed some of the main signs of aging in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 11, 2022·7 min readDesigner Neurons Offer New Hope for Treatment of Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers have designed a new method of converting non-neural cells into functioning neurons that are able to form synapses, dispense dopamine, and restore the function of neurons undermined by Parkinson's associated destruction of dopaminergic cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2022·4 min readThe Role Empathy May Play in MusicPeople who are more accurate at reading another person's emotions are better able to understand what a musician is trying to convey through their compositions. Additionally, those with higher empathetic accuracy are better able to feel the emotions conveyed through music.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 11, 2022·4 min readKey Protein Identified for Brain Stem Cell LongevityINSR, a protein essential for insulin activity, plays a critical role in stem cell longevity. Additionally, inactivating INSR in glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells inhibits the growth of primitive tumor forming cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·May 11, 2022·4 min readBlocking Inflammation May Lead To Chronic PainAnti-inflammatories may relieve pain in the short term, but blocking inflammation can lead to longer-term chronic pain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2022·3 min readMotivation/Pleasure Deficits, Not Expression Impairments, Contribute to Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia PatientsAmotivation and anhedonia rather than expressive dysfunction play a critical role in determining social functioning in those with schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2022·4 min readEffects of Stress on Adolescent Brain’s ‘Triple Network’Adolescents exposed to repeated trauma may have a maladaptive response to acute stress in important functional brain networks.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 11, 2022·5 min readRegular Blueberry Consumption May Reduce Risk of DementiaMiddle-aged people who consume blueberries every day may have a reduced risk of developing dementia, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2022·4 min readComplex Human Childbirth and Cognitive Abilities a Result of Walking UprightBipedalism dramatically reshaped the hominin pelvis into a real birth canal. Researchers report Australopithecus had complex birth patterns compared to Great Apes and were likely to have practiced co-operative breeding.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 10, 2022·5 min readThe Brain Searches for the Best Way to Move the BodyWhen learning how to coordinate a new movement, the nervous system first explores and evaluates many different coordinated patterns. With experience, the nervous system then adapts specific aspects of movements and simultaneously decreases pattern variability.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·May 10, 2022·4 min readWhen Eyes Meet, Neurons Start to FireA specific set of socially tuned neurons fire across multiple regions across the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala at different times during mutual eye contact. The brain regions are recruited to compute selective aspects of interactive social gaze, suggesting the importance of a more contemplative role during social gaze interactions.Read More
