New Brain-Based Test Shows Promise for Autism Diagnosis
Neuroimaging Identifies Reduced vmPFC Response as a Potential Biomarker for Autism in Children Summary: Functional neuroimaging shows a markedly reduced response in…
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Sleeping With Eyes Open? Pupil Size Reveals Brain Activity
Summary: A new study shows that pupil size continues to change throughout sleep, reflecting ongoing shifts in brain activation. Researchers at ETH…
Political Outrage Fuels Voter Backlash
Summary: Citizens who consume news about angry politicians can pick up those emotions themselves. This emotional contagion can mobilize otherwise disengaged voters…
Key Factors Driving Brain Tissue Regeneration
Summary: Scientists have identified two proteins that limit microglial reactivity, prevent scar formation after brain injury, and enable regeneration of neural tissue…
Stress Increases Alcohol Consumption in Rats, Study Finds
Summary: A new study clarifies how stress alters the brain’s reward circuitry, leading to increased alcohol consumption by changing the dopamine response…
How Mental Illness Affects Cognitive Function: Study
Summary: A University of Miami–led study funded by the Veterans Administration finds that the genetic patterns linked to cognition are largely similar…
Epigenetics and Neural Cell Death: Mechanisms and Implications
Summary: LMU researchers identify an early epigenetic mechanism that, when disrupted during the first stages of neurogenesis, activates retroviral elements and ultimately…
What Singing Mice Reveal About Rapid Human Conversations
Summary: A new mouse study uncovers a brain circuit that may support the rapid back-and-forth timing of human conversation. The discovery could…
Study Finds Concussions Raise Brain Iron Levels
Summary: A preliminary study suggests that people who develop headaches after a concussion show greater iron accumulation in specific brain regions, a…
Visual Cortex Stimulation Lets Blind and Sighted Perceive Shapes
Summary: A visual cortical prosthesis aims to restore sight by bypassing damaged eyes and delivering camera-derived visual information directly to the brain.…
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