Neuroscience Brain Research Gets a Boost from Mosquitos (Neuroscience) 15 May 2021 New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the workings…
Neuroscience The Eyes Offer a Window into Alzheimer’s Disease (Neuroscience) 14 May 202114 May 2021 Retinal Scans Tie Blood Vessel Deterioration to Genetic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease While it has been said that the eyes are a window to the soul, a new study shows…
Neuroscience Researchers Observe New Complexity of Traveling Brain Waves in Memory Circuits (Neuroscience) 14 May 2021 Researchers at UC San Francisco have observed a new feature of neural activity in the hippocampus - the brain's memory hub - that may explain how this vital brain region…
Neuroscience Researchers Reveal Mechanism for α-syn E46K-associated Familial Parkinson’s Disease (Neuroscience) 14 May 2021 Amyloid deposition of α-synuclein (α-syn) is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). α-Syn fibrillation and cell-to-cell transmission in the brain play an essential role in disease progression. Up to date,…
Neuroscience Brain Mechanism of Curiosity Unraveled (Neuroscience) 14 May 202114 May 2021 Curiosity is the motivational drive for exploring and investigating the unknown and making new discoveries. It is as essential and intrinsic for survival as hunger. Until recently, the brain mechanisms…
Politics… Politically Polarized Brains Share an Intolerance of Uncertainty (Politics / Neuroscience) 14 May 2021 A new study on political polarization led by a Brown University team showed how an aversion to uncertainty is often associated with black-and-white political views. Since the 1950s, political scientists…
Neuroscience New Study Reveals Where Memories of Familiar Places Are Stored in the Brain (Neuroscience) 13 May 2021 Researchers reveal three brain areas that bridge the brain's perception and memory systems As we move through the world, what we see is seamlessly integrated with our memory of the…
