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Chemotherapy’s effectiveness may vary with time of day

New research suggests that chemotherapy could better target brain tumors in mouse models when it was administered at night instead of during the day. That’s because the blood-brain barrier was more likely to allow the chemotherapy to pass through it at…

A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults

New research suggests that a virtual reality test in which participants ‘go to the shops’ could offer a potentially promising way of effectively assessing functional cognition, the thinking and processing skills needed to accomplish complex everyday ac…

Study detects how a genetic variant modifies the brain stimulation impact on memory

The gene of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated with several processes related to memory and brain plasticity. Now, a new article reveals that it is easier to alter the cognitive activity through transcranial magnetic stimulation…

Researchers provide insight into how the brain multitasks while walking

New research turns the old idiom about not being able to walk and chew gum on its head. Scientists have shown that the healthy brain is able to multitask while walking without sacrificing how either activity is accomplished.

Researchers propose ultrasound stimulation as an effective therapy for Alzheimer’s disease in new study

Synchronizing one’s brainwaves to ultrasound pulses could reduce the accumulation of abnormal proteins characteristic of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.

Breathing: The master clock of the sleeping brain

Neuroscientists have shown that breathing coordinates neuronal activity throughout the brain during sleep and quiet.

Reinterpreting our brain’s body maps

Our brain maps out our body to facilitate accurate motor control. For a century, the body map has been thought to have applied to all types of motor actions. Now, a research group has revealed that the body relies on multiple maps based on the choice o…

Researchers highlight COVID-19 neurological symptoms and need for rigorous studies

In a new article, experts highlight what is currently known about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain, the importance of increased research into the underlying causes of Long COVID and possible ways to treat its symptoms.

Research in mice identifies neurons that control locomotion

For more than a century, scientists have known that while the commands that initiate movement come from the brain, the neurons that control locomotion once movement is underway reside within the spinal cord. Researchers now report that, in mice, they h…

Old neurons can block neurogenesis in mice

Destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche enhances hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function in mice, researchers report.