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AI tool uncovers genetic blueprint of the brain's largest communication bridge
For the first time, a research team led by the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has mapped the genetic architecture of a crucial part of the ...
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Q&A: How sports-related concussions affect reaction times
When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion happens, which in some cases ...
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Hair-thin fiber can control thousands of brain neurons simultaneously
Fiber-optic technology revolutionized the telecommunications industry and may soon do the same for brain research.
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Social interactions help to form lasting memories, study finds
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have uncovered a previously overlooked role of the hippocampus in shaping memory, revealing how social interactions can ...
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Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from McGill University.
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Study shows people with spinal cord injuries are more likely to develop chronic disorders
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) are at a higher risk of developing a myriad of chronic health problems, regardless of age, location of ...
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Seeing persuasion in the brain: Neural responses to content may serve as universal indicators
An analysis of brain scans from 572 people reveals that activity in brain regions linked to reward and social processing can predict how effective messages will be. The work is published in PNAS Nexus.
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Japanese public expresses strong reluctance to donate cells for human brain organoid research
Research on human brain organoids (HBOs) is directly challenging how biobanks and biomedical institutes recruit volunteers. That is what a new study by Japanese researchers in Frontiers in Genetics concludes after finding ...
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Holographic optogenetics could enable faster brain mapping for new discoveries
Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for neuroscience research, allowing researchers to map the brain's structure and synaptic connectivity (i.e., the junctions via which neurons communicate with each ...
Neural implant smaller than a grain of salt can wirelessly track brain
Cornell University researchers and collaborators have developed a neural implant so small that it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can wirelessly transmit brain activity data in a living animal for more than a year.
Nov 3, 2025
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Protein plays unexpected dual role in protecting brain from oxidative stress damage
New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the yellow pigment bilirubin.
Nov 3, 2025
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Massive database maps links between brain development and mental health
A new large-scale, open data resource from the Perelman School of Medicine and collaborators helps researchers link brain development with mental health disorders.
Nov 3, 2025
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The right dose for the brain: Selenomethionine's role in protecting dopaminergic neurons
Dopamine is often called the brain's "motivation molecule," but for me, it represents something deeper, a window into how fragile our neurons can be. The cells that produce dopamine, known as dopaminergic neurons, are among ...
Detailed map of the developing human brain opens new pathways for Parkinson's treatment
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, their genetic fingerprints, ...
Nov 3, 2025
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When mice meet Beethoven: How early sound shapes the brain differently for males and females
When Kamini Sehrawat and Prof. Israel Nelken of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem exposed baby mice to the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, they weren't simply setting a mood. They were probing one of neuroscience's ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Reduced synapse protein SNAP 25 found in patients with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia
People with major depressive disorder or schizophrenia have been found to have lower levels of the synaptic protein "SNAP-25" in their cerebrospinal fluid, according a study by University Medicine Halle that included more ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Small brain region linked to schizophrenia risk through unique gene changes
New research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry provides new molecular insights into the role of the habenula, a pea-sized brain region that helps regulate motivation and mood, in contributing to the risk of ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Reward-related neurons drive risky decision-making differently in male and female rats
Some people with psychiatric conditions, including addiction and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, struggle to control their urges or make decisions under uncertainty. In a collaboration between the University of ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Exploring the relationship between sleep and diet
Sleep patterns and eating habits can influence each other, but the link between these behaviors remains unclear. In a new JNeurosci paper, researchers led by William Ja, from the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Wearable brain imaging technology sheds new light on multiple sclerosis
A study using wearable scanning technology has revealed how brain function differs in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is the first study to use this newly developed technology in MS and demonstrates its potential ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Study finds surprising link between gut and brain rhythms
The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse.
Nov 2, 2025
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Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery
Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, reinforcing the long-held ...
Nov 2, 2025
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Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response
Astringency is a dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery sensation in the mouth caused by plant-derived polyphenols. Polyphenols, including flavanols, are well known for risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases.
Nov 1, 2025
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After distractions, rotating brain waves may help thought circle back to the task
As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory of MIT shows how that seems to happen: ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Imaging study shows how brains go off-track in rare childhood disorder
Researchers at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology have visualized how brain network development is altered in a model of KCNQ2-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, a rare childhood brain disorder. ...
Oct 31, 2025
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