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Researchers recently elucidated the regenerative processes by neural stem cells using a stab injury model in the optic tectum, a less studied area of the brain, of adult zebrafish. This study has brought them a step closer to shedding light on how an i…
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Treatments targeted to enhance brain neurotrophic factor signaling could improve memory functions in Alzheimer’s disease even though they don’t alter brain amyloid burden, according to recent research.
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The visual system optimally maintains attention on relevant objects even as eye movements are made, shows a new study.
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Scientists have moved one major step towards the development of a novel form of brain-based treatment for phobia that may soon be applicable to patients.
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Researchers profiled the epigenomic landscape of Alzheimer’s brains, specifically in one of the regions affected early in AD, the lateral temporal lobe. They compared these to both younger and elderly cognitively normal control subjects. The team descr…
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Researchers have made a decisive step towards being able to simulate brain-scale networks on future supercomputers of the exascale class. The breakthrough algorithm allows larger parts of the human brain to be represented, using the same amount of comp…
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A new study examines what happens in the brains of romantic partners as one of them is going through physical pain and the other is trying to comfort them.
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A group of genes and genetic switches involved in age-related brain deterioration have been identified. The research found that changes to one of these genes, called Dbx2, could prematurely age brain stem cells, causing them to grow more slowly.
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New research furthers our understanding of the neurological causes of depression and brings us closer to developing new treatments for the condition.
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Research has shown that depression is tied to biological changes in the brain. But do such changes worsen over time, and are current treatments adequate?
