March 31, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Research shines new light on what goes on in the brain when we’re not awake. Contrary to the generally accepted theory of why we sleep, the new work shows that homeostatic rebalancing doesn’t occur during sleep; instead, it happens exclusively when ani…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
“You missed out.” Is there another sentence that could strike such anxiety in the hearts of young people? Known as FOMO in millennial-speak, fear of missing out is quickly taking a toll on Generation Y—and it’s probably causing damage to your o…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Learning difficulties and behavioral problems during childhood can lead to suboptimal social and educational outcomes among young adults with childhood epilepsy even when their seizures are well under control and their disease in remission, according t…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Zika’s hypothesized attraction to human neural stem cells may come from its ability to hijack a protein found on the surface of these cells, using it as an entryway to infection. Researchers show that the AXL surface receptor, normally involved in cell…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Could certain types of hormonal contraceptives cause an increase in seizures in women with epilepsy? A recent study suggests that ethinyl estradiol, the primary component of oral contraceptives, could be detrimental to the epileptic brain.
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have discovered why a curable type of children’s brain tumor is so responsive to chemotherapy — paving the way to improve treatment of tumors that are harder to tackle, according to research.
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study of rats given regular, high doses of amphetamine finds that those exposed to the drug at an age corresponding to human adolescence experience long-term changes in brain function that persist into adulthood. The study found that amphetamine lead…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Functional connections in the brain change over time in ways that are only now beginning to be appreciated. In the field of neuroscience, there is a new approach to studying the brain known as human connectomics. This dynamic model of studying the brai…
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study quantifies feedback between neurons in different parts of the visual system, which could give new insight into the visual system’s neuronal circuitry and possibly explain why we see optical illusions.
March 30, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Cannabis dependence is a serious problem worldwide and it is of growing importance in the United States as marijuana becomes increasingly legal.
