Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    Stress hormone kicks brain cells into gear

    Norepinephrine, a stress hormone, wakes up cells called astroglia, possibly shifting brain into vigilant state.

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  2. Genetics

    How you bet is affected by your genes

    When betting, people's decisions are influenced by variations in a set of genes that regulate the brain chemical dopamine.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Visualization offers view of a nerve cell’s dispatch center

    To get a closer look at how messages move in the brain, researchers created a 3-D visualization that provides a clearer view of how nerve cells communicate.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Neurons pull together as a brain learns

    Learning and memory in rats is linked with increases in cortical oscillations, or brain cells firing off in groups, a new study shows.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Brain signal reappears after ADHD symptoms fade

    In adults who no longer have ADHD, brain synchrony appears.

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  6. Tech

    Exoskeleton helps paraplegic kick off World Cup

    A paralyzed person wearing a brain-controlled robotic exoskeleton has made the first kick at the 2014 soccer World Cup.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Crayfish get anxious, too

    After receiving a shock, crayfish act anxious, avoiding brightly lit areas.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Anesthesia linked to effects on children’s memory

    Undergoing anesthesia as an infant may impair a person's ability to recall details later in life, a new study suggests.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Rats feel regret, experiment finds

    When they turn down a good meal for a lesser one, rodents regret their choice, a study suggests.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Stem cell approach for Parkinson’s disease gets boost

    Postmortem study finds Parkinson’s patients can retain transplanted neurons for years.

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  11. Neuroscience

    Sleep strengthens some synapses

    Mice show signs of stronger neuron connections when allowed to sleep after learning a trick.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Stress and the susceptible brain

    Some of us bounce back from stress, while others never really recover. A new study shows that different brain activity patterns could make the difference.

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