Neuroscience News
May 9, 2025
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May 9, 2025 — Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite generation of meaning by combining phonemes into ...
May 8, 2025 — Scientists have developed a cortical organoid model for UBA5-associated encephalopathy, revealing a new way to possibly address developmental ...
May 8, 2025 — Brain metastases often occur as a result of advanced cancer and, despite medical innovations, are still associated with a poor prognosis. Now, an international expert committee has taken an important ...
May 8, 2025 — Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer lifespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune ...
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May 5, 2025 — Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research shows that how young adults, and potentially children, ...
May 8, 2025 — Music could provide a breakthrough in assessing consciousness levels in children who have suffered significant brain injuries, according to new ...
May 8, 2025 — How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function -- defective cell components are marked, disposed ...
May 8, 2025 — A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The researchers behind the study have now started a clinical trial on ...
May 7, 2025 — Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, ...
May 7, 2025 — Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach ...
May 7, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new type of pipette that can deliver ions to individual neurons without affecting the sensitive extracellular milieu. Controlling the concentration of different ions can ...
May 7, 2025 — Learning about one's risk for Alzheimer's disease may not lead to emotional distress, but motivation to maintain healthy lifestyle changes tends to ...
May 7, 2025 — An international study has shown that increasing levels of the Klotho protein in mice extends lifespan and improves both physical and cognitive health when ...
May 7, 2025 — Medulloblastomas, brain tumors in children, are thought to develop between the first trimester of pregnancy and the end of the first year of life. Researchers have now analyzed the genetic changes of ...
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May 7, 2025 — Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...
May 7, 2025 — Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than ...
May 7, 2025 — Bacterial resistance negates the effect of antibiotics in the treatment of infection. Using mouse models, researchers now show that if antibiotics are administered with an enzyme called endolysin, ...
May 6, 2025 — Psychologists suggest our brains and bodies don't just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support ...
May 6, 2025 — A study found that targeted coaching for caregivers of infants as young as 8 months significantly enhances babies' communication and cognitive ...
May 5, 2025 — Researchers found that inhibiting GSK-3 led to less defects in the axonal transport process and less neuronal cell death, while inhibiting ERK1 led to more transport problems and more cell ...
May 5, 2025 — Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods -- areas with higher levels of crime and deprivation, and lower access to community resources -- are at risk of developing depression, and new ...
May 5, 2025 — Neuroscientists are developing methods to map the brain systems that allow us to recognize and get around our ...
May 5, 2025 — In a recent clinical study, patients with treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder were symptom-free up to six months after completing traditional therapy paired with vagus nerve ...
May 5, 2025 — The fact that left-handedness resp. mixed-handedness are strikingly common in patients with certain neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders is a frequently reported observation in ...
May 5, 2025 — Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...
May 2, 2025 — Researchers have created a hairlike device for long-term, non-invasive monitoring of the brain's electrical activity. The lightweight and flexible electrode attaches directly to the scalp and ...
May 2, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables minimally invasive, wide-field, high-resolution imaging of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in living mice. This technique ...
May 2, 2025 — New findings suggest neurons have much more functional dexterity than scientists previously ...
May 1, 2025 — Researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zinc throughout the body and sets off a cascade ...
May 1, 2025 — A team of researchers has made a discovery in fruit flies that could change the way we understand brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in humans. The scientists found that Eato ...
May 1, 2025 — While exploring a digitally represented object through artificially created sense of touch, brain-computer interface users described the warm fur of a purring cat, the smooth rigid surface of a door ...
May 1, 2025 — Estrogens are known for their role in reproduction, but a new study reveals that neuroestrogens -- estrogens produced in the brain -- play a key role in appetite regulation. These brain-made hormones ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose biological age matches or is lower than their chronological age, according ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein ...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
- Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements
- Researchers Restore Antibiotic Effect in the Event of Resistance
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Study Suggests We Don't Just Hear Music, but 'become It'
- Parent Coaching Sparks Major Communication Growth in Infants With Social and Communication Delays
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Study Finds One Protein That Mitigates Huntington's Disease, and One That Exacerbates It
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- Children as Young as Five Can Navigate a 'tiny Town'
- PTSD Patients Show Long-Term Benefits With Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- How Is Handedness Linked to Neurological Disorders?
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
Friday, May 2, 2025
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
- Decoding the Brainstem: A New Window Into Brain--Body--Mind Interactions
- Our Ability to Recognize Objects Depends on Prior Experience
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor
- Molecular Double Agent: Protein 'Eato' Plays Surprising Role in Protecting the Brain
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- Neuroestrogen: The Brain's Secret Weapon Against Hunger
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Does Your Biological Age Affect Your Risk of Dementia?
- A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels
- How Is It We Feel a Sense of Agency Over Our Movements?
- Increasing Physical Activity in Middle Age May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Researchers Find That Increase of 'CLU' Protein Promotes Brain Resilience and Could Provide Protection from Alzheimer's Disease
- Landmark Experiment Sheds New Light on the Origins of Consciousness
- Mechanism by Which the Brain Weighs Positive Vs. Negative Social Experience Is Revealed
- Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
- Machine Learning Brings New Insights to Cell's Role in Addiction, Relapse
- New Mouse Brain Atlas Will Accelerate Studies of Neurological Disorders
- New 'hidden in Plain Sight' Facial and Eye Biomarkers for Tinnitus Severity Could Unlock Path to Testing Treatments
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Focal Brain Damage Leaves People More Open to Being Influenced by Impulsive Others
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Using Humor in Communication Helps Scientists Connect, Build Trust
- Low Iron Could Cause Brain Fog During Menopause Transition
- Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users
- Dopamine Signals When a Fear Can Be Forgotten
- First Synthetic 'mini Prion' Shows How Protein Misfolding Multiplies
- New Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Significant Reduction in Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms
- Brain Decoder Controls Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Move More, Think Sharper
Friday, April 25, 2025
- New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease Discovered
- AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
- Compelling New Insights Into Dynamics of the Brain's Serotonin System
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer
- Even Light Exercise Could Help Slow Cognitive Decline in People at Risk of Alzheimer's
- Exercise Boosts Brain Health -- Even When Energy Is Low
- What Happens in the Brain When Your Mind Blanks
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Clinical Trials to Test Vaccine Against Alzheimer's-Promoting Tau Protein
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease
- Psychedelics Can Reverse Neuroimmune Interactions That Boost Fear
- Remembering the Cold: Scientists Discover How Memories Control Metabolism
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Research Points out a Promising Strategy for Treating Metastatic Medulloblastoma
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- Brain-Inspired AI Breakthrough: Making Computers See More Like Humans
- Uncontrolled Glutamate Release in the Brain
- Retinal Clues to Mental Health
- Three-Dimensional Gene Hubs May Promote Brain Cancer
- Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
- How Dopamine Helps Us Learn to Avoid Bad Outcomes
- Listeners Use Gestures to Predict Upcoming Words
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Novel Treatment Approach for Language Disorder Shows Promise
- Watching Our Brains Remember Multiple Things at Once
- Study Shows Addressing Working Memory Can Help Students With Math Difficulty Improve Word Problem-Solving Skills
- In Kids, EEG Monitoring of Consciousness Safely Reduces Anesthetic Use
- Building 'cellular Bridges' For Spinal Cord Repair After Injury
- New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Impact Cognitive Function
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Scientists Identify Agent of Transformation in Protein Blobs That Morph from Liquid to Solid
- How Thoughts Influence What the Eyes See
- Integrative Approach Reveals Promising Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors or Targets for Therapeutic Intervention
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Climate-Related Trauma Can Have Lasting Effects on Decision-Making
- How Disturbed Signaling Pathways Could Promote Epileptic Seizures
- Simulating Protein Structures Involved in Memory Formation
- Towards Gene-Targeting Drugs Capable of Targeting Brain Diseases
- Favorite Music Sets the Brain's Opioids in Motion
- Hereditary Alzheimer's: Blood Marker for Defective Neuronal Connections Rises Early
- Popular Diabetes Medications, Including GLP-1 Drugs, May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Brain Areas Necessary for Reasoning Identified
- Researchers Have Mapped the Hidden Control System of Vision
- The Brain Learns to Filter out Distracting Stimuli Over Time
- A Visual Pathway in the Brain May Do More Than Recognize Objects
Monday, April 14, 2025
- LSD Analogue With Potential for Treating Schizophrenia Developed
- How Does Our Brain Regulate Generosity?
- AI Tool to Better Assess Parkinson's Disease, Other Movement Disorders
- Scientists Identify Key Enzyme in Alzheimer's Disease That Links Brain Inflammation to Memory Loss
- How the Brain Controls Movement Under Uncertainty
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Brain Study Increases Understanding of What Triggers Drug Use Relapse
- Brain Pathway Links Inflammation to Loss of Motivation, Energy in Advanced Cancer
- Hidden Potential in Multiple Disabilities
- The Brain Resorts to Myelin When Other Brain Nutrients Are Depleted
- How Mothers Adapt to the Metabolic Demands of Nursing