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Scientists find key differences in male, female responses to stress

A new study led by researchers at UF Health has uncovered why males and females may experience stress differently.

Researchers identify a brain circuit for creativity

Researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity.

Dessert stomach emerges in the brain

Who hasn’t been there? The big meal is over, you’re full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers have now discovered that what we call the ‘dessert stomach’ is rooted in the brain. The same nerve cells that make us feel full after a meal are a…

Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory — how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term memories. The new cell type, called ovoid cells, are fou…

Cracking the Alzheimer’s code: How brain trauma triggers disease

A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings suggest that vascular dysfunction could be an early driver in neurodegene…

Mapmaking in the mind: How the brain builds mental maps of the world

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain’s hippocampus — a region responsible for learning and memory.

New perspectives for personalized therapy of brain tumors

Scientists have developed an innovative method for growing brain tumors of individual patients in the laboratory that mimic the original structure and the molecular property of the parental tumor as closely as possible. Drug tests in this model were fo…

Reasons for misdiagnosis of frontotemporal dementia

Researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that contribute to misdiagnosis of this notoriously difficult to diagnose disorder.

High-tech video optimization in our brain

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, conducted in mice, identifies a core function that can be …

How does the brain differentiate new stimuli from old ones?

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.