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Multitasking Hunger Neurons Also Control Compulsive Behaviors
Mar. 6, 2015 — In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anorexia nervosa, according to a new ... full story -
New Findings on 'Key Players' in Brain Inflammation
Mar. 6, 2015 — Inflammatory processes occur in the brain in conjunction with stroke and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers have presented new findings about some of ... full story -
Mice Don't Need the Cortex to Sing Their Songs
Mar. 6, 2015 — The human language is unique in that we can refer to objects, events and ideas. The combination of syllables and words enables humans to generate an infinite number of expressions. An important ... full story -
Brain Treats Real and Imaginary Objects in the Same Way
Mar. 6, 2015 — The human brain can select relevant objects from a flood of information and edit out what is irrelevant. It also knows which parts belong to a whole. If, for example, we direct our attention to the ... full story -
Autism Detection Improved by Multimodal Neuroimaging
Mar. 6, 2015 — Combined measurements of brain anatomy, connectivity and neurochemistry distinguish autism spectrum disorder subjects from controls, scientists say. This multimodal approach is distinct from many ... full story -
Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems With Thinking in Schizophrenia
Mar. 5, 2015 — By studying specially bred mice with specific developmental and cognitive traits resembling those seen in schizophrenia, researchers have provided new evidence that abnormal rhythmic activity in ... full story -
Drug to Control Appetite Could Also Fight Anxiety
Mar. 5, 2015 — Did you know that our body produces its own marijuana-like compound to protect us against anxiety? A study reveals a new biological pathway that regulates this system and suggests that a drug ... full story -
From Chick to Bedside: Removing the Wnt Barrier
Mar. 5, 2015 — Kick starting a process that might repair the damage done in cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis could begin with disabling a driver that helps block regeneration, say ... full story -
Autistic Features Linked to Prenatal Exposure to Commonly Found Fire Retardants, Phthalates
Mar. 5, 2015 — Exposure during pregnancy to a combination of fire retardant chemicals and phthalate chemicals -- both present in the average home -- can contribute to autistic-like behaviors in the offspring, ... full story -
Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Two Generations Later, Rat Study Shows
Mar. 5, 2015 — Prenatal exposure to low doses of the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, change the developing brain in an area involved in metabolism, and some effects are apparent even ... full story -
Human Brains Age Less Than Previously Thought
Mar. 5, 2015 — Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought. In a new paper, researchers demonstrate that previously reported changes in the aging brain using functional magnetic ... full story -
Neuroscientists Perform Important Step Towards Cell Therapy for Diseases of the Cerebral Cortex
Mar. 5, 2015 — Researchers at the ULB – IRIBHM and ULB Neuroscience Institute – have tested the therapeutic potential of cortical neurons generated at the laboratory, by transplantation in the brains of adult ... full story -
Male Images Seen by Left Side of the Brain
Mar. 4, 2015 — A new study has found that people are quicker to categorize a face as being male when it is shown to the left side of the ... full story -
Using Fruit Flies to Understand How We Sense Hot and Cold
Mar. 4, 2015 — Innately, we pull our hand away when we touch a hot pan on the stove, but little is known about how our brain processes temperature information. Scientists now have discovered how a fruit fly's ... full story -
Mechanism Behind Most Common Form of Inherited Alzheimer's Disease Revealed
Mar. 4, 2015 — For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease produce the disorder's devastating effects. The paper upends ... full story -
Mental Health Soon After War-Zone Concussions Predicts Disability
Mar. 4, 2015 — Evaluating military personnel with blast-related mild traumatic brain injuries, researchers have found that early symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as anxiety, emotional numbness, flashbacks ... full story -
Obesity Is Associated With Brain's Neurotransmitters
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have revealed how obesity is associated with altered opioid neurotransmission in the brain. New research reveals how obesity is associated with altered functioning of brain's opioid ... full story -
Oxytocin May Enhance Social Function in Psychiatric Disorders
Mar. 4, 2015 — Inducing the release of brain oxytocin may be a viable therapeutic option for enhancing social function in psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, researchers ... full story -
Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate
Mar. 3, 2015 — Neuroscientists have identified a new pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the brain's striatum. The findings illustrate structural and functional connections that allow the ... full story -
ADHD Plus Childhood Trauma Heightens Risk for Self-Harm, Suicide
Mar. 3, 2015 — Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who ... full story
- Multitasking hunger neurons also control compulsive behaviors
- New findings on 'key players' in brain inflammation
- Mice don't need the cortex to sing their songs
- Brain treats real and imaginary objects in the same way
- Autism detection improved by multimodal neuroimaging
- Abnormal brain rhythms tied to problems with thinking in schizophrenia
- Drug to control appetite could also fight anxiety
- From chick to bedside: Removing the Wnt barrier
- Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to commonly found fire retardants, phthalates
- Exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy affects the brain two generations later, rat study shows
- Human brains age less than previously thought
- Neuroscientists perform important step towards cell therapy for diseases of the cerebral cortex
- Male images seen by left side of the brain
- Using fruit flies to understand how we sense hot and cold
- Mechanism behind most common form of inherited Alzheimer's disease revealed
- Mental health soon after war-zone concussions predicts disability
- Obesity is associated with brain's neurotransmitters
- Oxytocin may enhance social function in psychiatric disorders
- Neuroscientists identify new way several brain areas communicate
- ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
- Teenager with stroke symptoms actually had Lyme disease
- Brain waves: Basal forebrain neurons fine-tune consciousness by synchronizing rhythms in the cortex
- Why some brain cancers resist treatment
- Researchers propose novel new treatment of stroke, other neurological diseases
- Low sugar uptake in brain appears to exacerbate Alzheimer's disease
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Cerebral blood flow as a possible marker for concussion outcomes
- Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information
- Sleep-walking neurons: Brain's GPS never stops working -- even during sleep
- Insulin resistance in the brain, behavioral disorders: Direct link found
- Brain metastases: Better outcomes for those under 50 years old receiving stereotactic radiosurgery alone
- One step closer to defeating Alzheimer's disease
- Long-term care may not be best for adults with traumatic brain injury; other housing needed
- New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Heart valve repair significantly improves emotional wellbeing in patients with mitral regurgitation
- Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects
- Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury
- Study challenges theory on unconscious memory system in the brain
- Left or right? The brain knows before you move
- Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure
- Shake it off? Not so easy for people with depression, new brain research suggests
- Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
- Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth identified
- Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
- Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
- Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Study maps extroversion types in the brain's anatomy
- Hidden gene gives hope for improving brain function
- New study shows decreased aggressive behavior toward strangers in autism spectrum disorder model
- How does the human brain tackle problems it did not evolve to solve?
- Blockbusters: Can EEGs predict a movie's success better than surveys?
- Is your busy schedule affecting your health? Time might not be the problem
- Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D may control brain serotonin, affecting behavior and psychiatric disorders
- Evolutionary approach reveals new clues toward understanding the roots of schizophrenia
- Retinal swelling in premature infants tied to poorer neuro-development
- Cross-cultural communication: Much more than just a linguistic stretch
- Researchers clarify vasospasm incidence in children with moderate to severe TBI
- Study assesses link of preexisting mental disorders with chronic headaches
- Neuroscientists literally change the way we think: Advantages of a wandering mind
- Sobering effect of the love hormone
- Stuttering: New insight on treatment, physiological basis
- How brain waves guide memory formation
- Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images, sounds as they learn to speak
- Study shows how the brain can trigger a deep sleep
- Experimenting preteens may have different brain processes
- New brain mapping reveals unknown cell types
- Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
- Stem cell specialization observed in the brain
- Sickness and health between men and women
- New hope in the fight against pain: Analgesic drugs could be used to treat patients with neuropathic pain
- Teen brain scans reveal a key to weight loss
- Autism genes activate during fetal brain development
- How stress can lead to inequality
- Recovering attention after a stroke: Brain's right hemisphere may be more valuable
- A bodyguard for your ears: Scientists discover novel pain sensors in inner ear that warn of dangerously loud noise
- Brain's iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk
- Nicotine metabolite amplifies action of the primary chemical messenger for learning, memory
- Is the flame retardant, tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a reproductive or developmental toxicant?
- New growth factor indicates possible regenerative effects in Parkinson's disease
- Mulling the marijuana munchies: How the brain flips the hunger switch
- The science of teaching: Study finds brain processes that hold the key to understanding students
- New insight into how our brain performs 'mental time travel'
- Brain imaging links language delay to chromosome deletion in children with neurological disorders
- New pathways discovered to prevent blindness
- Multiple sclerosis: New drug target discovered
- Science behind commonly used anti-depressants appears to be backwards, researchers say
- Schizophrenia: Impaired activity of the selective dopamine neurons
- Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes
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