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New oral appliance helps sleep apnea sufferers sleep more soundly

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

A new oral device, dubbed the mandibular advancement appliance, can improve the quality of sleep for those with sleep apnea. The device increases retroglossal airway space three-dimensionally.... Read More...

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Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

A new theoretical model helps explain how the gustatory cortex mediates the expectation of receiving a taste. The model sheds light on the neural basis of expectation.... Read More...

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Oxytocin could help treat alcohol use disorder: Rat Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

Administering oxytocin blocks the enhanced motivation for drinking alcohol that fuels alcohol use disorder by blocking GABA signaling in the central nucleus of the amygdala.... Read More...

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Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers identified actionable pathways responsible for the growth of glioblastoma stem cells. By reverse engineering brain cancer cells, multiple potential new targets for cancer treatments have been uncovered.... Read More...

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Researchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cells

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

The insulin-like growth factor II gene plays a critical role in adult stem cell maintenance of both the intestine and the brain. Findings suggest IGF-2 is essential for multiple stem cell types, including those implicated in cognitive function and renewing the lining of the small intestine.... Read More...

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This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2019

The TRIM9 gene may help to resolve neuroinflammation and promote recovery following ischemic stroke.... Read More...

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NASA’s Landmark Twins Study Reveals Resilience of Human Body in Space

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2019

NASA scientists have published the results of the Kelly Twin Study, which revealed how the body adapts to life in space, compared to life on Earth. The findings revealed that, in space, telomeres are unexpectedly longer, the immune system responds appropriately, and variability in gene expression alters.... Read More...

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ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2019

A number of patients in intensive care units for non-brain-related illnesses may suffer from cognitive dysfunction. Inflammation that occurs as a result of infection and problems with oxygen flow to the brain which occur when breathing is affected, could contribute to cognitive impairments.... Read More...

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38 new genes involved in hearing loss identified

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

38 new genes have been implicated in hearing loss. One of the genes, SPNS2, has been linked to childhood deafness.... Read More...

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Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

Researchers predict the development of a brain/cloud interface that connects neurons to cloud computing networks in real time.... Read More...

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Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

Taking a short rest following a learning activity to help strengthen memory consolidation. ... Read More...

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New role for sensory signals in the brain

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2019

Optogenetic stimulation causes signals in the sensory cortex to halt actions during a behavioral task, while altering signals in the motor cortex to cause mice to act more impulsively. ... Read More...

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Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

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Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

Neurology

Skin discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study

General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out

AI

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Skin discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Research provides important insight on the brain-body connection

Light, physical activity reduces brain aging

The brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study

Open Neuroscience Articles

New oral appliance helps sleep apnea sufferers sleep more soundly

Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

Oxytocin could help treat alcohol use disorder: Rat Study

Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment

Researchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cells

This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

NASA’s Landmark Twins Study Reveals Resilience of Human Body in Space

38 new genes involved in hearing loss identified

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks

New role for sensory signals in the brain