Disrupting Brain Clock Triggers Depression-Like Symptoms in Mice
Summary: A new study reports that disrupting the brain’s master circadian clock in mice produces depression- and anxiety-like behaviors. Source: Elsevier. Disrupting…
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How APOE Variants Influence Alzheimer’s Risk
Introducing a protective APOE variant into the brain appears to halt—and in some cases reverse—amyloid progression in mouse models A specific version…
How to Rewire Your Serotonin System for Mood and Anxiety
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Houston has identified a novel way…
How Super-Agers Keep Their Memories Young
Summary: A new study explains how a subset of older adults maintain youthful memory abilities and identifies the brain networks that support…
Can Neuroscience Explain Consciousness?
A New Model for Understanding Neural Self-Regulation Researchers present a theoretical framework explaining how neurons maintain stable function while their molecular components…
Bonobos Offer a Closer Model of the Human Last Common Ancestor
Summary: A new anatomical study indicates that bonobos may retain muscle features closer to those of the last common ancestor shared with…
How Early Neuron Death Shapes Brain Development
Summary: Programmed cell death (apoptosis) is a central process in brain development, shaping the thickness, composition, and cell density of cortical layers.…
Transparent Skull Implant Enables High Resolution Brain Imaging
Summary: Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Caltech developed a transparent cranial implant that permits high-resolution functional ultrasound…
Gamers Push Back Against Unrealistic Video Game Bodies
College students in study have negative feelings about exaggerated and highly sexualized body types. In a four-year study, college students who play…
Grid Cells Let Mice Map Their Position in the Dark
Encountering a wall corrects ‘GPS’ cells in mouse brains, study finds. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine analyzed activity in the…
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