Scientists decode how the brain senses smell
Scientists have further decoded how mammalian brains perceive odors and distinguish one smell from thousands of others. In experiments in mice, NYU Grossman School of […]
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Lobachevsky University scientists together with foreign colleagues for the first time theoretically substantiated the existence of concept cells. These are individual neurons, and each of […] There are people who see everything only the Bad. A new study has now found that frequent negative Thinking is due not only a state […] In a new animal study examining Alzheimer’s disease, researchers found that disease progression could be slowed by decreasing neuroinflammation in the brain before memory problems […] Most people’s blood pressure goes down during the night, which doctors call “dipping.” But for some people, especially those with high blood pressure, their nighttime […] Glioblastomas are complex, fast-growing malignant brain tumors that are made up of various types of cells. Even with aggressive treatment—which often includes surgery, radiation, and […] New brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental […] Some of the side effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), such as sertraline, fluoxetine, and citalopram, include a lowered sex drive, headaches, and trouble […] Members of a polar research expedition have provided researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development with an opportunity […] Depression has been associated with bias in the processing of emotional information. Studies have for example, shown, that depressed individuals attend to negative stimuli, interpret […] In their quest to map the millions of neural highways and connections in the brain, researchers at the Allen Institute have made a significant step […] Killer brain disease that spreads to humans from TICKS is found in the UK for the first time in two of Britain’s most popular holiday […] Have you ever sat down to complete your morning crossword or Sudoku and wondered about what’s happening in your brain? Somewhere in the activity of […] Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. It causes problems in the brain that gets worse over time. The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in […] Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health […] Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that severe brain cancers integrate into the brain’s wiring. The tumors, […] Scientists have used MRI scanners to discover the parts of the brain which understand metaphors, in both healthy volunteers and people with schizophrenia. They found […] Scientists are batting a thousand in a project to reconstruct the mouse brain’s wiring diagram. Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus […]
The first model proposed to simulate the functioning of concept cells in the brain
Alzheimer’s disease announces itself: If you think you are constantly negative, it may increase your risk
Reducing early brain inflammation could slow Alzheimer’s progression
Could high blood pressure at night have an effect on your brain?
New imaging technique enables the study of 3-D printed brain tumors
Brain networks come online during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life
Brain zaps: The misunderstood side effect of antidepressants
How extreme environmental conditions affect the human brain
Brain responses as state markers of depression
A new high-resolution map of how the brain is wired
Brain illness spread by ticks spotted in the UK for the first time
Your brain approaches tricky tasks in a surprisingly simple way
Parkinson’s disease: Losing this sensation could be a warning sign of the condition
Drops in income may not only hurt the wallet, they may harm the brain
Brain tumors form synapses with healthy neurons, study finds
Study locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people
MouseLight project maps 1,000 neurons (and counting) in the mouse brain