Study reveals how gene control mechanisms determine the identity of neurons in the embryonic brainstem. A failure in differentiation in developing brainstem neurons can lead to behavioral abnormalities, including ADHD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Small Brain Device Proves Big Game Changer for Severely Paralyzed Patients
A tiny neural implant dubbed the Stentrode, allows people with upper limb paralysis to regain motor function. The device wirelessly restores the transmission of brain impulses.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Single Brain Region Links Depression and Anxiety, Heart Disease, and Treatment Sensitivity
Overactivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex underlies several key symptoms of depression, anxiety, and heart disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Workplace Interruptions Lead to Physical Stress
Study reveals the body produces more cortisol when people are interrupted during work.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Herpes Infection May Impair Human Fetal Brain Development
Herpes virus simplex type 1 infection can spread to the fetal brain during pregnancy, resulting in an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities and neurological deficits.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Genetic Variation Gives Rise to Differences in Mathematical Ability
Genetic variants of ROBO1 in young children are associated with gray matter volume in the right parietal cortex. This, in turn, predicts mathematical tests scored by second grade.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Humans Are Born With Brains ‘Prewired’ to See Words
Neuroimaging newborns reveals the human brain is born “prewired” to be receptive to words and language.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Neural Pathway Crucial to Successful Rapid Object Recognition in Primates
Researchers have identified a brain pathway between the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the inferior temporal cortex which enables primates to effortlessly identify objects in their field of vision.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rethinking the Link Between Cannabinoids and Learning
Disrupted cannabinoid signaling impairs learning by altering behavioral states.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researcher Proposes New Theory of Consciousness
A new theory suggests electromagnetic energy in the brain enables neurons and brain regions to create consciousness and our ability to critically think.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Newborn Brains Lack Maturity to Process Emotions as Adults Do
Brain regions associated with emotional processing are not functionally connected in a mature way to areas associated with auditory and visual processing in newborns.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Keeping Weight off Is up to Your Brain, Not Just Willpower
Weight loss isn’t simply a matter of willpower, it’s actually connected to basic visual and olfactory cues.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Lies Between Grey and White in the Brain
Researchers have succeeded in making superficial white matter visible in a living human brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Existence of the Social Brain as a Separate System
Researchers say during group problem-solving tasks, components of the “social brain” are co-activated, but they do not increase their coupling during cooperation as would be suggested by a holistic network.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Personality Traits Affect Shelter at Home Compliance
Study reveals a link between personality traits and adherence to shelter at home warnings. Researchers report those who score high on extroversion are more likely to ignore stay at home warnings, while those with other traits were more likely to stay i…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Trauma Influences Metabolism Across Generations
Early childhood trauma has an impact on glucose metabolism and blood composition, which are passed on to the next generation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Remembering Novelty
Researchers have identified a signaling pathway in the hippocampus that plays a critical role in creates novel memories about new environments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Automatic Decision-Making Prevents Us Harming Others
People make automatic and efficient decisions when learning to avoid others. When learning to avoid harming themselves, people make become more deliberative. The study also found people were more willing to repeat decisions that were previously harmful…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Imaging Can Predict Childhood Weight Gain
Neuroimaging reveals the higher density of cells in the nucleus accumbens is associated with a larger waist circumference in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: STAT3 Identified as Important Factor in Emotional Reactivity
STAT3 plays a crucial role in the serotonergic system as a molecular mediator for controlling emotional reactivity. The findings establish a link between the immune system, serotonergic transmission, and affective disorders such as depression.
