When a mouse senses a threat, neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus become activated and remain active for ten seconds after the threat is removed. Fear responses could be induced by artificially stimulating these neurons. Artificially silencing the…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rising Stress and Depression in Coronavirus-Related Losses and Media Consumption
Researchers link the rise in acute stress and depression rates in the U.S to multiple stressors, such as unemployment and coronavirus-related media consumption.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mosquito-Borne Viruses Linked to Stroke
A combination of the Zika virus and Chikungunya, two mosquito-borne infections, increase stroke risk, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mapping the Decision-Making Pathways in the Brain
Results from a new study implicate the ventromedial thalamus in cost-benefit decision making.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Actively Speaking Two Languages Protects Against Cognitive Impairment
People who actively communicate in two or more languages may have a lower risk of cognitive decline associated with aging.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Primary Role of Sleep Changes From Learning Support to Brain Maintenance in Early Childhood
When a child reaches the age of two-and-a-half, the primary purpose of sleep changes from brain-building to brain maintenance and repair, a role it maintains for the rest of our lives.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immune System May Have Another Job, Combatting Depression
Gamma interferons, a type of immune cell that induces and modulates several immune system responses, may also play a role in preventing depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: No Evidence for Link Between Depression and Diet
While numerous researchers have concluded that diet can help prevent or alleviate symptoms of depression, a new study reports the evidence to support such claims is weak.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Happens in Our Brains When We Make Educated Guesses
Study implicated hippocampal neurons in our ability to make educated guesses.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Non-Invasive Neurotech Reduces Insomnia
HIRREM, a closed-loop acoustic stimulation neurotechnology, reduced insomnia symptoms, and improved autonomic nervous system function.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Shows How Fast Our Brains Are at ‘Recording’ New Words
Cortical representations for the sounds and meanings of new words learned form within an hour or two following exposure.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Potential Target Identified for Migraine Therapy
In mice lacking the GLT-1 transporter, cortical spreading depression, a neural excitation that underlies migraine pathology, occurred more frequently and spread more quickly. The findings provide potential new avenues for the treatment of migraines.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Live Imaging Method Brings Structural Information to Mapping of Brain Function
Structural and functional coupling in visual areas of the mouse brain can be detected at sub-cellular resolution in vitro.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Higher Dementia Risk in Women With Prolonged Fertility
Women who experience reproductive periods for more than 38 years are at increased risk of developing dementia later in life. The study found dementia and Alzheimer’s risk increased successively for every additional year a woman remains fertile.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Psychedelics Bind to Key Serotonin Receptor
Researchers have uncovered the structure of psychedelic compounds when they actively bind to the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor on the surface of brain cells. The discovery could lead to the exploration of more precise compounds that offer the therapeutic e…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Gene Implicated in ALS and Other Motor Neuron Diseases
A defective protein quality control system leads to motor neuron death associated with disorders like ALS.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Beyond Plaques and Tangles: Genetic Variation May Increase Risk of Cognitive Decline
A genetic variation that alters the metabolism of glutathione may be responsible for cognitive decline in people who do not have other associated biomarkers, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Culture May Be Contributing to Disordered Eating Among Women
Study reveals how eating disorders in some women are inextricably linked to their culture and upbringing.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Path to Neuron Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury Discovered
Axon regeneration and dramatic improvements in functional recovery occurred when lactate was applied to damaged neural tissue. Treatment with lactate also significantly improved locomotion and restored some walking capability in mouse models of SCI.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Reprogramming Brain Cells Enables Flexible Decision-Making
Study identifies neurons in command of guiding adaptive behaviors.
