Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Brain

Restoring control to a brain region can help to prevent the use of opioids

Pyramidal neurons contribute to drug seeking in opioid use disorder.

Why older adults may struggle to stay focused

The downside of physical activity for working memory in older adults

Human visual system can ‘trick’ the brain, study

Human eyes really do play 'tricks' on the mind.

Raw data demonstrates brain-like signals in learning and listening

Language Experience Shapes Speech Encoding in Convolutional Layers & the Brainstem.

Hope for high-risk 0pregnancies: doctors perform first in-utero brain surgery to cure the oiudangerous condition

Fetal embolization of the vein of galen malformation effectively prevents postnatal pathophysiology.

Deep Sleep Could Help Mitigate Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients

NREM sleep emerges as a key cognitive reserve factor in the face of Alzheimer's disease pathology.

First evidence chemotherapeutic medication can enter the human brain

Ultrasound uses microbubbles to open the blood-brain barrier to treat glioblastoma.

Scientists learn how changes in a language gene result in speech problems

Human speech and language are among the most complex motor and cognitive abilities. The discovery of a mutation in the transcription factor FOXP2 in...

Scientists discover ‘surge of activity in the dying brain

Amplification of gamma oscillations & neurophysiological synchronization in the human brain.

The job that you do can change your brain, study

Restaurant workers whose job involved constantly keeping track of orders were better at tests of working memory updating.

Scientists uncover a gene in the brain that can inhibit anxiety

miR-483-5p's potential in reducing stress effects in male mice via Pgap2 repression.

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