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Study Finds Out Why Some Words May Be More Memorable Than Others

June 30, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — Thousands of words, big and small, are crammed inside our memory banks just waiting to be swiftly withdrawn and strung into sentences. In a recent study of epilepsy patients and...

Scientists Discover Cellular Structure of Poorly Understood Visual Brain Region

June 25, 2020
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Blacksburg, VA — Graduate student Ubadah Sabbagh placed a cold glass slide on the microscope. It was getting late and the lab was quiet. He adjusted a few settings, and traced along the optic tract...

First Model Proposed to Simulate the Functioning of Concept Cells in the Brain

June 22, 2020
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Novgorod Oblast, Russia — Lobachevsky University scientists together with foreign colleagues for the first time theoretically substantiated the existence of concept cells. These are individual neurons,...

Loneliness Alters Your Brain’s Social Network

June 16, 2020
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Washington, DC — Social media sites aren’t the only things that keep track of your social network — your brain does, too. But loneliness alters how the brain represents relationships, according...

Brothers in Arms: The Brain and Its Blood Vessels

June 16, 2020
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Freiburg, Germany — The brain is our most energy-hungry and metabolically active organ. It is responsible for our thoughts, ideas, movement and ability to learn. Our brain is powered by 600 km of blood...

When Astrocytes Attack: Stem Cell Model Shows Possible Mechanism Behind Neurodegeneration

June 2, 2020
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New York, NY — A new study published today in Neuron led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute’s Dr. Valentina Fossati, creates astrocytes – an integral support...

Reducing Inflammation Boosts Cognitive Recovery after Stroke, may Extend Treatment Window

June 2, 2020
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Charleston, SC — Reperfusion therapy, the gold standard for stroke treatment, helps restore blood flow after a stroke caused by a clot, preventing loss of brain tissue. However, only about 10% of stroke...

Using Brain Imaging to Demonstrate Weaker Neural Suppression for those with Autism

June 1, 2020
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Minneapolis, MN — According to the National Autism Association, people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience sensory hypersensitivity. A University of Minnesota Medical School researcher...

Ultra-Thin Fibres Designed to Protect Nerves after Brain Surgery

May 28, 2020
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Halle, Germany — The drug nimodipine could prevent nerve cells from dying after brain surgery. Pharmacists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), in cooperation with neurosurgeons at University...

Observing the Freely Behaving Brain in Action

May 21, 2020
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München, Germany — Scientists working at caesar have developed a small head-mounted microscope that allows access to the inner workings of the brain. The new system enables measurement of activity...

Scientists Find Brain Center that ‘Profoundly’ Shuts Down Pain

May 19, 2020
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Durham, NC — A Duke University research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals’ sense of pain. Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center turns...

How Herpes Simplex Virus can Evade Immune Response to Infect Brain

May 12, 2020
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New York, NY — Herpes simplex virus (HSV1) infections are initiated at mucosal surfaces where the virus infects epithelial cells. When HSV1 spreads from the peripheral nerves and into the central nervous...

New Biomarker for Ageing Brain

May 11, 2020
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Tokyo, Japan — Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have identified changes in the ageing brain related to blood circulation. Published in the scientific...

New Imaging Technique Sheds Light on Adult Zebrafish Brain

April 30, 2020
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Ithaca, NY — Cornell scientists have developed a new technique for imaging a zebrafish’s brain at all stages of its development, which could have implications for the study of human brain disorders,...

Brain Insulin Sensitivity Determines Body Weight and Fat Distribution

April 27, 2020
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Oberschleißheim, Germany — Just where fat is deposited in the body and to what degree a person may benefit from a lifestyle intervention depends, among other things, on how sensitive the brain is to...

Aha! + Aaaah: Creative Insight Triggers Neural Reward Signal

April 14, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — Creativity is one of humanity’s most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and...

Follow Your Gut

April 7, 2020
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Lisboa, Portugal — Food has something of a “magic hold” on us, as certain flavours and textures can pretty much dictate what we do. Just think about the spicy dish that keeps bringing you...

How Stress Remodels the Brain

March 30, 2020
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Washington, DC — Stress restructures the brain by halting the production of crucial ion channel proteins, according to research in mice recently published in JNeurosci. Stress harms the brain...

Engineers 3D Print Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants

March 30, 2020
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Cambridge, MA — The brain is one of our most vulnerable organs, as soft as the softest tofu. Brain implants, on the other hand, are typically made from metal and other rigid materials that over time...

Thinking in Acids and Bases

March 9, 2020
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Okazaki, Japan — Although a number of techniques are able to track changes in pH in the brain, precise measurements have not previously been possible. Now, however, researchers in Japan have developed...

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