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Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.

21 Dec 2023

Sniffing women’s tears could be the key to taming male aggression

New research, publishing December 21st in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men.

21 Dec 2023

New research investigates the impact of binaural beat on language skills

New research conducted by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas investigates the impact of binaural beat (BB) on language skills. BB is a sound that occurs when two slightly mismatched pure tones are heard.

21 Dec 2023

Study reveals brain's built-in mechanism for stitching experiences into memories

Scientists at NTNU's Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Norway have discovered a pattern of activity in the brain that serves as a template for building sequential experiences.

20 Dec 2023

UW-Madison technology unveils autism gene's impact on early brain structure

Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow "rosettes" of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to autism affect early stages of human brain development.

20 Dec 2023

Study reveals extensive postnatal neuronal migration in human entorhinal cortex

The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by Shawn Sorrells, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

20 Dec 2023

Study suggests iron accumulation plays a central role in senescence and fibrosis

Researchers investigated the association between cellular damage, iron buildup, senescence, and fibrosis.

18 Dec 2023

Physical and social activities may hold the secret to sharper memories in old age

Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex, researchers at UZH have shown.

14 Dec 2023

Deep learning models replicate human auditory processing

Computational models that mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system could help researchers design better hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces.

13 Dec 2023

Study provides a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus provides a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries.

11 Dec 2023

Natural compound activates macrophages to fight resistant tuberculosis bacteria

Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infectious disease that affects millions of people each year. It was previously the leading cause of death from a single pathogen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Dec 2023

Study assesses links between early negative life events, orbitofrontal cortical thickness and depression in young adults

Study found that early negative life events predict depressive symptoms in young adulthood, but not through accelerated thinning of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) across adolescence, challenging previous assumptions about the brain's structural changes and mental health.

10 Dec 2023

Maternal experiences of discrimination may alter the strength of infants' brain circuits

Racial discrimination and bias are painful realities and increasingly recognized as detrimental to the health of adults and children.

7 Dec 2023

Twice daily electrical stimulation boosts brain plasticity and improves memory in Alzheimer's patients

Twice daily non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain may boost mental processes (cognitive function) in people with Alzheimer's disease, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published online in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

6 Dec 2023

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Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Sniffing women’s tears could be the key to taming male aggression

New research investigates the impact of binaural beat on language skills

Study reveals brain's built-in mechanism for stitching experiences into memories

UW-Madison technology unveils autism gene's impact on early brain structure

Study reveals extensive postnatal neuronal migration in human entorhinal cortex

Study suggests iron accumulation plays a central role in senescence and fibrosis

Physical and social activities may hold the secret to sharper memories in old age

Deep learning models replicate human auditory processing

Study provides a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries

Natural compound activates macrophages to fight resistant tuberculosis bacteria

Study assesses links between early negative life events, orbitofrontal cortical thickness and depression in young adults

Maternal experiences of discrimination may alter the strength of infants' brain circuits

Twice daily electrical stimulation boosts brain plasticity and improves memory in Alzheimer's patients

Orbitofrontal cortex holds clues for understanding and preventing depression

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