How Neurons Respond Differently to Electrical Stimulation
Summary: Researchers have found that different neuronal cell classes respond distinctly to external electrical stimulation (ES). Excitatory neurons phase-lock to both slow…
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Designing Skin Sensors That Detect Your Mood
Summary: A new wearable system interprets electrical signals from the skin to reveal changes in sweating related to emotion, stress and physical…
Olive Oil Compound Linked to Brain Cancer Prevention
Summary: Oleic acid, the main fatty acid in olive oil, can promote production of a molecule that suppresses tumor formation in brain…
Can Parental Exercise Affect the Health of Future Children?
Summary: New research in mice shows that both physical exercise and mental stimulation can influence the learning ability of their offspring through…
How Theory of Mind Helps Children Tell Lies
New research in Psychological Science finds that children taught to reason about others’ mental states are more likely to use deception to…
Can an Eye Exam Detect Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms?
Summary: Research indicates that loss of tiny blood vessels in the retina may reflect changes in brain health associated with Alzheimer’s disease.…
Study Finds Hepatitis B and C May Raise Parkinson’s Risk
Hepatitis B and C Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Reports Summary: A large retrospective study found that people with…
Redefining Death: Push to Modernize How the U.S. Defines Death
Summary: A new review finds that 34 of 41 influential organizations (83%) support updates to the U.S. Uniform Determination of Death Act.…
Decoding Human Mood from Brain Signals
Summary: Researchers have built a decoder capable of translating neural signals into mood variations. Source: USC. Engineers and clinicians at the University…
Why Training AI Like Babies Improves Model Performance
Summary: Researchers at Penn State developed a human-inspired training method for computer vision that incorporates spatial context to improve object recognition. By…
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