Research from the University of Kent has found that TRESK, a calcium regulated two-pore potassium channel, regulates the brain’s central circadian clock to differentiate behavior between day and night. It was previously understood that the brain’s circadian clock, otherwise known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), depends on multiple mechanisms to […]
Even mild concussions cause severe and long-lasting impairments in the brain’s ability to clean itself of toxins, and this may seed it for Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative problems, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. The discovery offers important insights into traumatic brain injury […]
Infants and young children have brains with a superpower, of sorts, say Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. Whereas adults process most discrete neural tasks in specific areas in one or the other of their brain’s two hemispheres, youngsters use both the right and left hemispheres to do the same task. […]
A recent study published in Neuron describes in greater detail than ever before the anatomical embodiment of color sensations in the cerebral cortex, linking brain structure to perceptual function. This discovery was the fruit of cooperative work between researchers in Dr. Wang Wei’s lab at the Institute of Neuroscience, Center […]
Humans began to develop systems of reading and writing only within the past few thousand years. Our reading abilities set us apart from other animal species, but a few thousand years is much too short a timeframe for our brains to have evolved new areas specifically devoted to reading. To […]
(HealthDay)—Some people in their 90s stay sharp whether their brain harbors amyloid protein plaques—a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease—or not, but why? That’s the question researchers sought answers for among 100 people without dementia, average age 92, who were followed for up to 14 years. Their answer? A combination of genetic […]
In the Medical Image Processing Lab, Dimitri Van De Ville and Thomas Bolton have studied the impact that computational imaging has on cognitive and clinical neuroscience by reviewing more than one hundred articles. How are human behavior and brain activity linked? That question has been eating away at Thomas Bolton […]
Capers-consumption supports important processes in the body Pickled capers activating proteins for the brain and the heart is important. A new study shows how capers help to regulate proteins important body processes. Researchers at the University of California – Irvine School of Medicine found that a substance made of pickled […]
New surge in coronavirus cases is no longer confined to Sun Belt states Oklahoma records its highest number of new COVID cases; Jonathan Serrie reports from Atlanta. Coronavirus is linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke, delirium, nerve damage and a rare brain inflammatory condition that can be fatal, according […]
Desire for high-calorie before the period Many women thirst for power, shortly before the period of hot felt. Often this desire turns especially Sweet and Salty food such as Fast Food. Researchers have now investigated what role the brain plays in the Hunger for high caloric value. Many women know […]