New Study Maps Brain Circuits for Spatial Memory and Navigation
Summary: Scientists have mapped two distinct neural circuits within the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) that play separate but complementary roles in spatial navigation…
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Mouse Model Reveals How Zika Infects Fetuses During Pregnancy
New mouse models enable testing of vaccines and therapies and clarify Zika virus effects during pregnancy Researchers at Washington University School of…
Gene Therapy Doubles Survival in Recurrent Glioblastoma
San Antonio’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center led Phase 2 testing of new agent. An experimental gene therapy has nearly doubled overall…
How Childhood and Personality Affect Loneliness in Later Life
Summary: A combination of personality traits and childhood circumstances helps explain why some older adults experience greater loneliness than others. The study…
Study Reveals How Neurodegenerative Diseases Spread in the Brain
Summary: New research clarifies how neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s can spread through the brain by moving toxic protein aggregates from one…
Genetic Basis of Synchronized Activity in Distant Brain Regions
Stanford Study Finds Genetic Basis for Synchronized Brain Networks Imaging studies have long shown that discrete brain regions operate together as functional…
Amygdala Overactivity Linked to Persistent Negative Mood
Summary: New research shows that when the amygdala remains active after viewing negative images, it continues to respond to subsequent neutral stimuli.…
Optogenetics Flips the Fertility Master Switch
New Zealand Scientists Identify Key Neural Mechanism That Controls Fertility Pulses Researchers in New Zealand have taken a major step toward understanding…
Touch Neurons Identified as Cause of Chronic Eczema Itch
Summary: A University of Michigan study has revealed a previously hidden sensory pathway that explains how fine touch-sensitive hairs produce itching sensations.…
Relaxing COVID-19 Controls Could Trigger a Second Wave
Summary: A mathematical model using real-time monitoring of COVID-19 transmissibility and severity recommends carefully calibrated control strategies to reduce the risk of…
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