March 23, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
In the relentless battle against multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers recently discovered an entirely new cellular mechanism — an underlying defect in brain cells — that may to be blame for the disease, and a potential hallmark that may be a target f…
March 23, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Boosting natural brain opioids may be a better way to treat disabling emotions, says new research revealing their role in regulating critical brain circuits affecting fear and anxiety.
March 23, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research explains how the developing brain learns to integrate and react to subtle but simultaneous sensory cues — sound, touch and visual — that would be ignored individually.
March 23, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have developed a technology that can remotely control an animal’s movement with human thought.
March 23, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
More Americans than ever are turning to spiritual, meditative and religious retreats as a way to reset their daily life and enhance well-being. Now, researchers show there are changes in the dopamine and serotonin systems in the brains of retreat parti…
March 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new report demonstrates that an optical imaging tool used to monitor regional blood flow and tissue oxygenation may be used to track the brain’s response to acute pain in infants, children, and adults.
March 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
The brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and l…
March 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Neuroscientists have discovered a brain circuit that responds to rewarding events. Scientists have long believed that the central amygdala, a structure located deep within the brain, is linked with fear and responses to unpleasant events, but the new s…
March 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists can now show that two opposing pathways within the amygdala, an important memory center, act to promote and suppress appetitive behaviors and also drive responses to fear-inducing stimuli.
March 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study examines how two opposing neural pathways in the brain’s amygdala are responsible for promoting and suppressing appetite.
