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A novel therapeutic target for recovery after stroke

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism to explain the effects of subcortical strokes and a new possible therapeutic approach.

Brain structural elements in psychiatric disorders

While researchers have previously identified brain structural signatures associated with individual neurological diseases using techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a team of scientists has now compared data from multiple studies to fin…

Poor sleep at night ‘spills over’ into children’s emotional lives

Poor sleep harms children’s mental health and emotional stability according to a new study.

Sensory neurons outside the brain drive autistic social behaviors, study suggests

A new study lends further evidence that the social behaviors tied to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) emerge from abnormal function of sensory neurons outside the brain.

Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may help ease depression

Probiotics either taken by themselves or when combined with prebiotics, may help to ease depression, suggests a review of the available evidence.

Motherhood overrides the brain’s decision-making

Motherhood takes over the brain’s decision-making regions to prioritize caring for offspring, according to new research.

Neurobiology: How much oxygen does the brain need?

The brain has a high energy demand and reacts very sensitively to oxygen deficiency. Neurobiologists have now succeeded for the first time in directly correlating oxygen consumption with the activity of certain nerve cells.

Targeted deep brain stimulation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder

Researchers have further refined the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. By accurately localizing electrode placement in the brains of patients, the researchers were able to identify a fiber tract which is a…

Pioneering brain haemorrhage treatment reduces long-term disability in premature babies

Premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage treated with a ‘brain washing’ technique were twice as likely to survive without severe learning disability when compared with infants given standard treatment.

Sniffing out smell: How the brain organizes information about odors

Neuroscientists describe for the first time how relationships between different odors are encoded in the brain. The findings suggest a mechanism that may explain why individuals have common but highly personalized experiences with smell, and inform eff…