Activation of the immune system oscillates throughout the day, peaking just before we wake.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the Brain Navigates Cities
Researchers say the brain appears to be wired to calculate not the shortest path, but the “pointiest” path, facing us toward our destination as much as possible.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain
A new rodent study uncovers a neural circuit in the brain that appears to govern pain-induced anhedonia. Altering the activity of this circuit restored motivation in pre-clinical models of pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Neuroinflammation Protein Linked to Worse Survival in Men With Glioblastoma
Variations in the TSPO neuroinflammation-associated protein’s structure correlates with worse survival outcomes for male glioblastoma brain cancer patients than females.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Investigating the Link Between Antibiotic Use and Inflammatory Pain Reduction
Study reveals a causal mechanism for pain reduction may be due to an antibiotic-induced shift in the gut’s amino acid concentrations.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Children’s Visual Perception Continues to Develop up to Age 10
Contrary to popular belief, a child’s visual perception does not reach adult level at age seven. A new study reveals children’s visual perception continues to develop and does not reach maturity until age ten.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mammalian Motivation Circuits: Maybe They’re Born With It
Researchers have identified a pre-programmed neural circuit in the basolateral amygdala of mice that processes both positive and negative stimuli.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reactivating Memories During Sleep Improves Motor Skills
Performance of newly acquired motor skills can be improved by reactivating memories during sleep, a new study finds.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Serotonin Stabilizes Social Memories
Serotonin-producing neurons in the brainstem release serotonin throughout the brain during moments of novel social encounters. The release of serotonin stimulates neurons in the medial septum via a subtype of serotonin-sensitive receptor molecules. Blo…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell On Our Fears and Shortcomings?
Researchers investigate why many of us wake in the middle of the night and dwell on our fears.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: AI Used to Reproduce Lost Picasso Nude
A painting of a naked woman by Picasso has been hidden under one of his “Blue Period” works for almost a century. With the help of artificial intelligence, researchers have been able to reproduce the lost painting.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Real-Life Social Network in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals With Social Anhedonia
Both those with schizophrenia and those with social anhedonia have alterations in the social brain network and a diminished correlation with real-world social network size.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Discovery of New Role for the Brain’s Immune Cells Could Have Alzheimer’s Implications
Study reveals microglia play an important role in the maintenance of blood delivery to the brain. The findings may prove important to the study and treatment of cognitive decline, dementia, and stroke.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Behavior Resembling Human ADHD Seen in Dogs
Hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention are more common in male dogs and young puppies, researchers say. The findings correspond to age and gender associated with ADHD in humans.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Map of Mouse Brain Metabolism in Aging
A new, freely available brain atlas reveals how brain metabolism changes throughout the life of mice.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Do We Remember Stressful Experiences Better?
Memories of objects from stressful situations rely on similar neural activity to memories of the stressful events themselves.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genes Play Key Role in Exercise Outcomes
A new study reveals our genes play a key role in how our bodies respond to exercise. Researchers also identified specific genes that influence the outcome of different types of physical activity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Our Brains Have a Fingerprint Too
Each person has a specific brain “fingerprint”, and that fingerprint changes over the course of our lives, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic Risk for Clinical Depression Linked to Physical Symptoms
Those with a genetic predisposition to clinical depression are more likely to exhibit physical symptoms including migraines, chronic pain, and fatigue, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How the Brain Deals With Uncertainty
How do we make decisions during times when we are uncertain? A new study may have clues. Researchers identified a specific set of neurons that prevent the brain from using unreliable information when faced with decision-making.
