Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    The Inconstant Gardener

    Microglia, the same immune cells that help sculpt the developing brain, may do damage later in life .

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Nicotine withdrawal linked to specific brain cells in mice

    A group of cells within one brain region may control the physical symptoms that plague people trying to kick their cigarette addiction.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Brain reconstruction hints at dinosaur communication

    T. rex and other dinos might have understood complex vocal calls.

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  4. Neuroscience

    Teenagers act impulsively when facing danger

    Brain activity may help explain why crime peaks during the teenage years.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Another look at paralysis

    Robotic suits help paralyzed people move, but simple behavior changes may prevent the accidents that cause the injuries.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Bacteria may transfer mom’s stress to fetus

    Expecting mice under psychological pressure passed different mix of microbes to their pups, affecting the babies’ brains.

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  7. Neuroscience

    Mold chemical linked to movement disorder

    Fruit flies’ brains and human cells show Parkinson’s-like changes when exposed to fungi toxin.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Brain patterns of haunting memories

    Some fearful experiences stick with us forever. Others we brush off easily. The difference could be in which neuronal patterns are activated in our brains.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Monkeys control two arms in virtual reality

    A new brain-computer interface has enabled movement of two virtual limbs at the same time.

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  10. Neuroscience

    Autism may be detectable in baby’s first months of life

    Infants later diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder lose tendency to gaze at others’ eyes during first half-year, researchers find.

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  11. Neuroscience

    Brain enables sight without light

    Sensory cross talk may underlie ability to see one’s own hand moving when it’s pitch black.

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  12. Neuroscience

    Mind to motion

    Brain-computer interfaces promise new freedom for the paralyzed and immobile.

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