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Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness

An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT). The findin…

Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed

Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to common neuropsychiatric disorders.

New mouse brain atlas will accelerate studies of neurological disorders

A new 3D ‘atlas’ of the mouse brain promises to sharpen scientists’ ability to measure brain changes and share findings across studies of diseases like Alzheimer’s. The mouse brain atlas combines microscopic detail from multiple imaging techniques into…

Focal brain damage leaves people more open to being influenced by impulsive others

People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.

Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions

A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across the Greater Toronto Area for participan…

Teenage years crucial for depression intervention

Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study shows.

Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten

A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed.

New non-invasive brain stimulation technique shows significant reduction in depression, anxiety and PTSD symptoms

New research shows non-invasive sound wave therapy can directly target deep brain regions, significantly reducing depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms.

Brain decoder controls spinal cord stimulation

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity

A new study provides new evidence that sensory stimulation of a gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response.