ALS Patients Find New Hope in a New Oral Drug Candidate Scientists are Currently Examining

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.25.2022 07:30 AM

Scientists are currently investigating the efficacy of a new oral drug candidate for Lou Gehrig’s disease treatment. Find out how effective this approach is.

Complex Decision-Making Observed in Worms; Accounts Ability of Smaller Life Forms With Lesser Brain Cells

03.08.2022 07:00 AM

Decision-making skills are commonly observed in most vertebrate animals. Read on to know how this smaller species with only few neurons can do the same.

Epilepsy Patients Discovered with Brain Cells That Exclusively Reacts to Singing

02.24.2022 12:40 PM

Discover an unusual brain activity when epilepsy patients hear this sound. Read more about the study.

Venus Flytrap Plays Vital Role in Brain-Machine Interface Shown Using Artificial Neurons

02.24.2022 09:31 AM

Researchers have developed artificial neurons for more effective and more advanced brain implantation. Find out what important role Venus flytrap plays in this initiative of scientists to incorporate nature with technology.

Learning and Memory: New Study Shows the Role of FMRP Protein in How to Memorize Things, Events, and Activities

02.10.2022 07:04 AM

New research recently suggested that the role of Fragile X mental retardation protein or FMRP is more sophisticated compared to what was previously known. Essentially, looking at memory neurons in the mouse brain's hippocampus region, Rockefeller researchers discovered that the FMRP protein has two different tasks.

Physical Exercise Can Help Adults Fight Dementia-Related Conditions, Study Says

01.25.2022 02:03 AM

Older adults could maintain their brain and cognition healthy by physical exercise because it keeps the integrity of synapses intact, according to a new study.

Why Forgetting Is Not Really a Bad Thing? Here's What Neuroscientists Say

01.14.2022 03:22 AM

A new study theorizes that forgetting memories is a form of learning, contrary to the general knowledge that it is only a dump system of our brain.

Consistent Smell of Objects Regardless of External Factors Explained Through Neural Response in Locusts

01.11.2022 00:55 AM

A new study analyzed the peculiar skill of humans to consistently recognize any objects through smell, regardless of external factors, by the help of neural response in locusts.

How Neurons Work? Neuroscience Model of Hebbian Theory Shows Neuronal Circuits Working Like Wires

12.31.2021 22:00 PM

About 70 years ago, the idea that "neurons that fire together wire together" gained popularity. Now, scientists try to explain the concept from the perspective of computational neuroscience.

Glowing Neurons: Genetically Modified Jellyfish Gives Light on How Human Minds Work

12.14.2021 00:12 AM

Scientists genetically modified a transparent jellyfish to make its neurons glow and they could study how it works to give new insights into human minds.

Human Brain Consumes 20% of Your Energy to Keep Your Body Running, Here's Why

12.10.2021 04:57 AM

According to researchers the reason why the brain uses so much energy is due to energy leaking from synapses.

Breakthrough Study on a Living Slice of Brain Will Help Develop New Drugs, Treatments for Fatal Diseases

11.29.2021 03:25 AM

A small slice of the human brain was removed and kept alive for 12 hours for the first time by placing it in a mixture similar to the spinal fluid. Scientists are now working on keeping it alive for 10 days,

Epilepsy Forecasting: Mayo Clinic Experts Developed a Wristwatch-Like Device That Predicts Seizure Attacks

11.11.2021 01:04 AM

A new study led by Mayo Clinic was able to develop a device similar to a wristwatch that could predict seizures in patients that suffer from epilepsy.

Israel Scientists Alter Brains Leading to the Discovery of How It Triggers, Resolves Psychosomatic Illness

11.09.2021 03:56 AM

A new study was able to identify the correlation between the brain and inflammation, and how the neurons both trigger and stop the psychosomatic illness in a body.

COVID-19 Found to Infect Neurons Through Nose, Passing Blood Barrier and Causing Brain Fogs

11.05.2021 03:13 AM

New studies presented at the Society of Neuroscience suggests that COVID-19 could directly infiltrate the brain and neurons through the nose. Bypassing the blood-barrier could cause undetected coronavirus-affected neuron ciculation, leading to brain fog and other cognitive issues.

Japan Develops 'Thinking Robot' Through Physical Reservoir Computing; Learns and Moves by Artifical Neurons

10.27.2021 04:06 AM

A new study was able to develop a thinking robot that is powered by AI neurons based on living cells, allowing itself to learn and move on its own.

Specific Neurons Responsible for Associative Memory Finally Identified, Filling the Missing Piece of How Brains Create Memories

09.24.2021 03:15 AM

Associative memory is the brain's ability to remember relationships between unrelated concepts. Scientists agree that it is formed in the memory center of the brain but the exact neurons responsible have remained a mystery until now.

Brain Cells Destroyed as Neurons Learn Faster; DNA Breaks May Provide Answer to Genetics

09.05.2021 23:47 PM

MIT research shows that brain cells break their own double-stranded DNA as one learns quickly. DNA damage, although known to have negative effects, has beneficial functions.

Neuroplasticity-Inspired Novel Computing Device Can Reconfigure, Store Memories Like Human Brain

09.02.2021 22:51 PM

An international team of researchers developed a novel computing device reminiscent of the neuroplasticity of the human brain. Like neurons, they also can store information for future retrieval and processing.

Racing Heart Can Hijack Neurons, Affecting Decision-Making Process of Human Brain

09.01.2021 03:30 AM

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that neurons that exclusively monitor the body's internal dynamics could affect the brain’s decision-making centers.

Part of Brain That Controls Habits Found Responsible for Encoding New Learnings, Neuroscience Research Reveals

08.27.2021 08:37 AM

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's new study reveals that a part of the brain that controls habits may also play a critical role in learning new things. Researchers hope to learn new insights about neurons and circuits that underlie neurological disorders involving behavior control.