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Radiation breaks connections in the brain

One of the potentially life-altering side effects that patients experience after cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer is cognitive impairment. Researchers now believe that they have pinpointed why this occurs and these findings could point the way for…

Strength of conviction won’t help to persuade when people disagree

If you disagree with someone, it might not make any difference how certain they say they are, as during disagreement your brain’s sensitivity to the strength of people’s beliefs is reduced, finds a study led by UCL and City, University of London and pu…

Drumming makes your brain more efficient

Playing the drums requires coordination between all four limbs. A new study asks whether, over years of practice, this alters the brain’s architecture.

Conscious visual perception occurs outside the visual system

A new study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of the brain, rather than in the visual system in the back of the brain. The results are significant given the ongoing debate among neuroscientists on what c…

How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Research shows that white blood cells in the human brain are regulated by a protein called CD33–a finding with important implications in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

Researchers reconstruct spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains

Using a brain-computer interface, a team of researchers has reconstructed English words from the brain activity of rhesus macaques that listened as the words were spoken.

How muscles talk to brain to regulate feeding behavior

A study sheds light on the mechanisms governing feeding behavior in fruit flies and how skeletal muscle communicates energy needs to the brain.

To the brain, straight from the vein: IV treatment for TBI

A team of researchers has found that neural exosomes — ‘cargo’ molecules within the nervous system that carry messages to the brain — can minimize or even avert progression of traumatic brain injury when used as part of a new cell-to-cell messaging t…

Depression in children: What to know

Depression can occur in anyone, including children. In this article, learn about the signs and symptoms of depression in children, as well as how to help.

Want to avoid the holiday blues? New report suggests skipping the sweet treats

A new study from a team of clinical psychologists suggests eating added sugars — common in so many holiday foods — can trigger metabolic, inflammatory and neurobiological processes tied to depressive illness.