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Controlling the precise timing of electrical pulses may offer promise for treating mild traumatic brain injury

Scientists show that specifying the timing pattern of neurostimulation — impulses used to activate the brain’s own electrical signaling mechanisms — can rebalance the strength of synaptic connections between nerve cells, selectively up- or down-regul…

Research on the visual rabbit illusion takes a leap forward

Researchers have discovered new variations of an illusion created when we see three rapid flashes in our side vision. Regardless of the position of the second flash, the illusion causes the brain to perceive the flashes in a straight line, with the sec…

Depressive symptoms may hasten memory decline in older people

The researchers concluded that depression and memory were closely interrelated, with both seeming to affect each other.

Reading pleasure and pain from the brain

Researchers have revealed how the brain processes emotions related to sustained pain and pleasure.

First week after birth is critical for development of senses

Researchers have found that the maturation of the senses for smell and touch is closely linked in mice and that this strong interaction takes place within a narrow developmental time window. These findings not only underline the importance of environme…

How the brain is affected by Huntington’s Disease

The genetic disease Huntington’s not only affects nerve cells in the brain but also has widespread effects on microscopic blood vessels according to research. These changes to the vasculature were also observed in the pre-symptomatic stages of the dise…

Brain’s structure hangs in ‘a delicate balance’

Researchers examined anatomy of neurons from humans, mice and fruit flies. They discovered that the cellular structure of the brain is at a critical point, poised between two phases. New insights could help design computational models of the brain’s co…

Protocol for creating ‘wired miniature brains’

Researchers have developed — and shared — a process for creating brain cortical organoids — essentially miniature artificial brains with functioning neural networks.

Testing immune cells in the placenta may indicate the health of fetal brain immune cells

Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have negative effects on fetal brain immune cells (microglia…

Multicenter clinical study supports safety of deep general anesthesia

New research supports earlier findings that indicate that anesthesia is no more hazardous for the brain at higher doses than at lower doses.