The Brain’s Reaction to Unexpected Events
Researchers have found that one key role of the neuromodulator noradrenaline, produced by the locus coeruleus, is to help the brain learn from surprising outcomes.…
Neuroscience
Researchers Discover Brain Waves linked to Social Behavior
Brainwaves are traces of neurophysiological energy in the living brain. It is invisible to the naked eye and can only be detected using electroencephalography (EEG),…
Which Activities are Associated with a Lower Risk of Dementia?
Leisure activity participation has been linked to a lower risk of dementia. It is unclear whether increased leisure activity lowers the risk of dementia or…
A New Look at Impulsivity’s Neurobiology
While not all impulsive behavior speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders that often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance…
Finding Immature Neurons’ Molecular Signatures in the Human Brain Over Time Offers Insights on Brain Plasticity
In a crucial memory area of the brain called the hippocampus, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania led a…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Predicts Alzheimer’s from a Single Brain Scan
The most prevalent form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative condition that gradually kills brain cells. A recent study demonstrates the use of…
The Ways That Mindfulness Used to Change Our Brains Are No Longer True
Jon Kabat-Zinn created the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in the late 1970s. Although eight weeks of MBSR do not appear to alter brain…
Understanding Autism through Miniature Brain Models
Brain organoids are used by scientists to study how a faulty gene impacts brain development. It is critical to look at what happens in the…
Metamemory Enhances Artificial Intelligence’s Human-Like Behavior
Metamemory, as used in cognitive psychology, is the capacity to self-regulate and direct one’s learning and memory. A subfield of metacognition, or the study of…
Antibiotics Reduce Newborns’ Immunological Response to Important Immunizations
As the COVID-19 vaccination continues to be distributed around the world, many individuals have worries, including if the vaccine impacts antibiotics. Antibiotics taken during the…
The Generation and Suppression of Migraine Pain Signals
According to one component of migraine pain hypothesis, migraine pain is caused by waves of activity by groupings of excitable brain cells. These cause neurotransmitters…
Migraine with Aura and Blood Clot Factors Could be Related
According to study, those who get migraines with aura are more likely than those who don’t to have strokes caused by a blood clot in…
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