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Schizophrenia: The placenta may explain risk

The placenta may explain why some people genetically predisposed to schizophrenia go on to develop the disorder, while others don’t.

Self-tuning brain implant could help treat patients with Parkinson’s disease

Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led researchers to look for ways to improve the technique. This study describes the first fully implanted DBS system that uses feedback from t…

Cognitive training reduces depression, rebuilds injured brain structure and connectivity after traumatic brain injury

New research shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and improve brain health in individuals years after they have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

how the brain maintains attentional focus during eye movements

New findings reveal how the brain maintains attentional focus during eye movements. The research could lead to treatments and therapies for some brain disorders.

Researchers magnify the brain in motion with every heartbeat

A new imaging technique provides a promising and long-awaited diagnostic tool for spotting concussions and other brain injuries before they become life threatening.

Electrophysiological sign of cerebral infarction identified

Researchers have analyzed the underlying electrophysiological indicators of subarachnoid hemorrhage, the second most common type of brain hemorrhage that can lead to ischemic stroke within a matter of days. Their findings may lay the foundations for ne…

E. coli infection induces delirium in aging rats

Activation of the immune system by an infection may temporarily disrupt formation of long-term memories in healthy, aging rats by reducing levels of a protein required for brain cells to make new connections, suggests new research.

Virtual brain could aid surgical planning

Researchers have simulated neural activity based on the unique structural architecture of individual brain tumor patients using a platform called The Virtual Brain. The findings are a first step toward creating personalized brain models that could be u…

Scientists show how brain circuit generates anxiety

Neuroscientists have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the brain’s seat of emotion processing, that gives rise to anxiety. Their insight has revealed the critical role of a molecule called dynorphin, which could serve as a target for treatme…

Brain scientists identify ‘cross talk’ between neurons that control touch in mice

Scientists report they have uncovered a previously overlooked connection between neurons in two distinct areas of the mammalian brain. The neurons, they say, control the sense of touch, and their experiments in mice offer insights into mapping brain ci…