How the Nervous System Filters Sensory Signals to Guide Behavior
Summary: Researchers have identified a neural circuit in fruit flies that converts sensory inputs of different intensities into a binary decision about…
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Child Sleep Loss Linked to Higher Risk of Emotional Disorders
Summary: Researchers report that insufficient sleep affects children’s emotional well-being not only by increasing negative feelings but also by changing how they…
Opioid Use During Pregnancy: Impact on Children
Summary: New rat research shows that opioid use before pregnancy can increase the risk that male offspring will develop type 2 diabetes…
How a Fungus Shrinks to Infect the Brain
Summary: Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus that causes fungal meningitis, rapidly changes size and surface features as it moves through the body, adopting…
Study: 13 Reasons Why tied to rise in US suicides
Summary: The Netflix series 13 Reasons Why has been associated with an increase in suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents. Researchers found a…
New Theory Explains How the Brain Creates Our Perception
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have proposed a new, unified account of how the brain forms perceptions by integrating two influential…
How the Brain Signals Pain: New Insights
Big Dynorphin and ASIC1a: How a Neuropeptide Triggers Pain Signals Summary: Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped how the neuropeptide…
How Astrocyte Lactate Influences Long-Term Memory
New research into memory formation indicates that lactate and astrocytes play a far more significant role in long-term memory than previously thought.…
Brain Rewiring May Ease Post-Stroke Depression
Summary: High‑dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) reduces post‑stroke depression by increasing brain network activity. Source: University of South Australia Researchers at…
Schizophrenia-Derived Stem Cells Fail to Become Neurons
Summary: A new study finds that deletion of a gene linked to schizophrenia alters neuronal differentiation, producing fewer neurons and more astrocytes…
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