How a Heart-to-Brain Genetic Pathway Causes Fainting
Summary: Researchers have identified a genetic pathway linking the heart and brain that explains why people faint. By treating the heart as…
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How Brainless Organisms Learn with Neuron-Like Networks
Summary: Can an organism without any nerve cells — no neurons, no brain — still learn? New research shows that the giant…
Single Gene Mutation Linked to Rare Neurological Disorder
An international research team has identified a previously unknown neurodegenerative disorder and traced its origin to a single mutation carried by an…
Autism Brain Circuitry Mapped for Social Preference
Summary: A new study identifies two distinct neural circuits that govern whether an animal approaches or avoids social interaction. Reduced activity in…
How Language Shapes Color Perception
Summary: Researchers explain how the language we speak and our cultural experiences can shape the way we perceive color. Source: The Conversation.…
How Empathy Shapes Music: Connection, Performance, and Meaning
Summary: People who are more accurate at reading another person’s emotions also tend to be better at interpreting the emotions musicians communicate…
New Brain Circuit Study Reveals How Empathy Shapes Our Behavior
Summary: Researchers have mapped how specific brain circuits process empathy, demonstrating that observing another’s pain engages many of the same neural pathways…
Study Finds Ketamine Offers Long-Term Relief from Depression
Summary: The MeCP2 gene regulates key molecular and synaptic mechanisms that shape ketamine’s long-term antidepressant effects, enhancing synaptic strength and plasticity and…
How Music Changes the Brain
Summary: Trained musicians demonstrated stronger ability to predict rhythmic patterns than non-musicians. Differences between musicians trained in Japanese classical music and those…
3D-Printed Brain Tissue Advances Neuroscience Research
The brain is astonishingly complex, containing roughly 86 billion nerve cells. Reproducing lab-grown brain tissue that faithfully reflects this complexity remains a…
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