Neuroscience

How We View the Developing and Aging Brain Will Change Thanks to a Special Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid

How We View the Developing and Aging Brain Will Change Thanks to a Special Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid

A unique transporter protein has been shown to be crucial in controlling the brain cells that guarantee neurons are shielded by coverings known as myelin…
Study Reveals Serotonin’s Effects in a Simple Animal from Molecular to Whole-Brain Scale

Study Reveals Serotonin’s Effects in a Simple Animal from Molecular to Whole-Brain Scale

The most popular target of psychiatric medications is serotonin because it is one of the main substances the brain utilizes to affect mood and behavior.…
A Newly discovered Lipid in Breast Milk may help Infants with Cerebral Palsy

A Newly discovered Lipid in Breast Milk may help Infants with Cerebral Palsy

In trials with neonatal mice, researchers discovered a fatty chemical in breast milk that initiates a process in which stem cells in the brain make…
Scientists may have found the Mechanism Underlying Cognitive Loss in Old Age

Scientists may have found the Mechanism Underlying Cognitive Loss in Old Age

Cognitive decline in aging is a complex phenomenon that can be influenced by a number of factors, including genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Scientists at…
Cells from Chronic Psychological Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Been Found, According to New Research

Cells from Chronic Psychological Stress and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have Been Found, According to New Research

According to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, which was recently published in Cell, cells involved with the communication…
Spiral-Shaped Signals that Organize Brain Activity are Discovered by Scientists

Spiral-Shaped Signals that Organize Brain Activity are Discovered by Scientists

Scientists from the University of Sydney and Fudan University have shown that human brain signals traverse the outer layer of neural tissue in ways that…
Brain Scans Show that Lonely Individuals Process the World Differently

Brain Scans Show that Lonely Individuals Process the World Differently

Brain scans are medical imaging techniques used to visualize the structure and function of the human brain. They are essential tools in neuroscience, neurology, and…
Heatstroke Could Be Prevented by Understanding the Brain Network Linking Temperature Sensation and Emotion

Heatstroke Could Be Prevented by Understanding the Brain Network Linking Temperature Sensation and Emotion

The neuronal networks in the brain that affect rats’ thermoregulatory behaviors have been uncovered by a research team from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine…
Late-Life Volunteerism may Shield the Brain from Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Late-Life Volunteerism may Shield the Brain from Cognitive Decline and Dementia

In particular, stronger executive function and episodic memory are connected with volunteering in later life. These are the results of a brand-new study from the…
New Information on the Motor Neuron Loss Caused by Protein in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

New Information on the Motor Neuron Loss Caused by Protein in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Numerous neurological connections between the brain and spinal cord regulate our motions. Specifically, the cerebral cortex’s neurons transmit instructions to the spinal cord’s motor neurons,…
People Who are Overweight or Have Obesity Have been Revealed to Have a Distinct ‘Appetite Control Center’ in their Brains

People Who are Overweight or Have Obesity Have been Revealed to Have a Distinct ‘Appetite Control Center’ in their Brains

Researchers from Cambridge University have demonstrated that the hypothalamus, a crucial part of the brain that regulates food, differs in the brains of obese and…
New Data on the nNeurological Bases of Singing and Speech

New Data on the nNeurological Bases of Singing and Speech

While singing has generally been linked to the structures of both cerebral hemispheres, speech-related neural networks are primarily situated in the left hemisphere. However, a…
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