Oxytocin’s Role in Reducing Mean Girl Behavior
Summary: New research shows that in some lemur species, the evolution of greater gender equality is associated with changes in the brain’s…
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Neural Computer Bypass Sends Brain Signals to Legs
Potential rehabilitation of volitional walking in individuals with spinal cord injury. Gait disturbances after spinal cord injury often result from disruption of…
BCI Restores Sense of Touch After Spinal Cord Injury
Summary: Using a novel brain-computer interface, researchers restored a functional sense of touch to a 28-year-old man with a severe spinal cord…
Proteomics in Parkinson’s Disease: Biomarkers and Targets
Quantitative tools reveal how two genes mutated in early-onset Parkinson’s collaborate to flag damaged mitochondria Researchers investigating two genes that are mutated…
New Method Generates Human Neural Stem Cells for 3D Brain Models
Summary: Researchers at Tufts University have developed a faster method to produce human neural stem cells that differentiate rapidly, improving options for…
Breakthrough Color Vision System: How It Works
Newly identified color-vision circuitry in mice offers insight into why the night sky can appear bluish in low light. Discovery connects mouse…
Amygdala Discovery Reveals How Emotions and Social Behavior Work
Summary: UCLA researchers report that the amygdala contains far more diverse cell types than previously recognized, and they introduce a method to…
How the Now-or-Never Bottleneck Explains Language Acquisition
“Now-or-Never” Bottleneck: How Memory Limits Shape Language Processing and Learning Summary: Fundamental limitations in sensory and cognitive memory play a central role…
Drinking Coffee May Extend Lifespan, New Study Shows
Summary: A large, multiethnic study found that people who drink at least one cup of coffee daily have a lower risk of…
How Glioblastoma Reprograms the Immune System
Summary: A new study reveals that glioblastoma tumors reprogram microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, causing them to support tumor growth rather…
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