New technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer, safer neural devices. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Technique may enable speedy, on-demand design of softer,…
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Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer’s…
The membrane voltage of TIDA neurons oscillates more during lactation (right). Credit: Thörn Pérez et al., JNeurosci 2020 Prolactin-controlling neurons in mice undergo reversible changes…
A close up of the microwire array. With a silicon chip attached to the top and the wires at the bottom gently inserted into the…
Nerve cells are shaped like young plants: big round seeds (cell bodies) surrounded by a nest of frizzy roots in one direction (dendrites) and a…
Brain waves indicate how you will respond to your bias — even before you have a choice to make. The strength of alpha brain waves…
Stanford researchers used advanced microscopy and mathematical modeling to discover a pattern that governs the growth of neurons in the flatworm brain, shown here. Using…
Brain organoid infected by the zika virus after 13 days. On green, the cells that are infected by the virus; on red, neurons; on blue,…
MIT neuroscientists have identified a “landmark code” that helps the brain navigate our surroundings. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT Neuroscientists discover how a key brain region…
The idea of food addiction is a very controversial topic among scientists. Researchers from Aarhus University have delved into this topic and examined what happens…
Monitoring how a sheep’s sleep changes during the progression of a brain disease may one day translate to sleep-based diagnosis in humans. A specific brain…
The virtual lab connecting Southampton, Zurich and Padova. Credit: University of Southampton Research on novel nanoelectronics devices led by the University of Southampton enabled brain…
In a new study, WVU researcher Nancy Lan Guo found that exposure to airborne printer-emitted particles correlated to genetic and metabolic changes in animal models.…
Binaural beats are created by the brain while monoaural beats appear on the sound file. Credit: Orozco Perez et al., eNeuro 2020 Auditory illusion may…
Selective gamma-secretase inhibitor blocks substrate on amyloid precursor protein. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functions. A…
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers, signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work together.…
UQ researchers have used modern technology to map the connections of the brain of the reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana. Credit: Queensland Brain Institute, The University…
Depicted are hippocampal neurons from a normal mouse (above) and a mouse bred to lack the eIF4G microexon (below). In the latter, there are fewer…
Research in children and young adults shows that iron levels in brain tissue rise during development and are correlated with cognitive abilities. Brain iron levels…
Using cryo-electron microscopy, Furukawa’s lab compiled a 3D image detailing the exact arrangement of the proteins that shape each CALHM pore. Pictured: CALHM1 as seen…