New Study Decodes Neural Signals for Learning and Memory
Postmortem brain slices can be “read” to determine how a mouse was trained to behave in response to specific sounds. What once…
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Tackling AI Bias in Medical Imaging to Improve Diagnoses
Summary: Researchers have identified 29 distinct sources of potential bias that can affect artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models used in…
How the Brain Predicts Speech and Anticipates Words
Summary: A new study explains how the brain anticipates what comes next during speech. Source: PLOS International team identifies conserved auditory-cortex mechanisms…
How the Thalamus Activates the Developing Brain
Summary: Researchers have identified the thalamus as a key regulator in the emergence of normal sleep and wake states during brain development.…
Novel Therapy Reduces Brain Damage in PSP and Alzheimer’s Mice
Summary: Researchers identified elevated levels of alpha2-Na+/K+ ATPase (alpha2-NKA), a protein that promotes toxic, inflammation-driving astrocytes, in brain samples from people who…
Fly Brain: Inside the High-Speed Neural Computer of Flies
Neurobiologists have for the first time isolated the responses of individual neurons in the fly brain to specific motion stimuli. This advance…
How Machine Learning Helps Doctors Assess Brain Tumor Severity
Summary: A new machine-learning algorithm accurately distinguishes lower-grade gliomas from glioblastoma using clinically relevant MRI measurements of tumor location and volume. Source:…
How Prenatal Sleep Expectations Trigger Postpartum Insomnia
Summary: A new study identifies a powerful psychological predictor of maternal sleep health: a pregnant woman’s expectations about postpartum sleep strongly forecast…
How the Brain Replays Memories to Compress and Store Them
Summary: New UC Berkeley research reveals how the brain replays and organizes memories, compressing long experiences into short, fixed-length neural sequences. By…
Psychedelics Reshape Myelin to Treat PTSD
Summary: For years, researchers have concentrated on how psychedelics change neuronal connections. A new study identifies a critical missing piece in long-term…
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