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Brain's 'Slow Waves': Scientists Probe Source of Pulsing Signal in Sleeping Brain
April 18, 2013 — New findings clarify where and how the brain's "slow waves" originate. These rhythmic signal pulses, which sweep through the brain during deep sleep, are assumed to play a role in important processes ... > full story -
Detecting Autism from Brain Activity
April 17, 2013 — Neuroscientists have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children, researchers report in a new ... > full story -
Going Places: Rat Brain 'GPS' Maps Routes to Rewards
April 17, 2013 — Studying rats' ability to navigate familiar territory, scientists found that the hippocampus uses remembered spatial information to imagine routes the rats then follow. Their discovery has ... > full story -
Acute Stress Primes Brain for Better Cognitive and Mental Performance
April 16, 2013 — Chronic stress is known to cause major health problems, yet acute stress can be good for you. A new study shows why. Stress generates new nerve cells in the brain that, two weeks later, help you ... > full story -
Aerobic Exercise May Protect Cognitive Abilities of Heavy Drinkers
April 16, 2013 — Aerobic exercise may help prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the brain damage associated with heavy alcohol consumption, according to a new ... > full story -
Stimulating the Brain Blunts Cigarette Craving
April 16, 2013 — Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting in ... > full story -
Scientists Learn What Makes Nerve Cells So Strong
April 15, 2013 — How do nerve cells -- which can each be up to three feet long in humans -- keep from rupturing or falling apart? Axons, the long, cable-like projections on neurons, are made stronger by a unique ... > full story -
Skin Cells Turned Directly Into the Cells That Insulate Neurons
April 15, 2013 — Researchers have succeeded in transforming skin cells directly into oligodendrocyte precursor cells, the cells that wrap nerve cells in the insulating myelin sheaths that help nerve signals ... > full story -
Molecular Hub Links Obesity, Heart Disease to High Blood Pressure
April 11, 2013 — A new study identifies a brain protein that acts as a communications hub for blood pressure control, and links cardiovascular disease and obesity to ... > full story -
What Happens in the Brain to Make Music Rewarding?
April 11, 2013 — A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music ... > full story
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