Neuroscience
New Nerve-Growing Method Could Help Injured Soldiers and Others
Eight years of experiments demonstrate the bridging of large gaps in damaged nerves
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Neuroscience
Largest Brain Wiring Diagram to Date Is Published
The partial fruit fly “connectome” contains approximately 25,000 neurons and 20 million synapses
Neurology
Possible Missing Link in Alzheimer’s Pathology Identified
It may open the door to new treatments and explain why previous ones failed
Neuroscience
In Search of the Brain’s Social Road Maps
Neural circuits that track our whereabouts in space and time may also play vital roles in determining how we relate to other people
Bruce McEwen, Pioneer in Study of Stress’s Impact on the Brain, Dies at 81
Research by the neuroendocrinologist into the effects of cortisol and other hormones marked a major contribution
Neuroscience
Scientists Spot Addiction-Associated Circuit in Rats
Rats show changes in compulsive behavior when a brain connection is turned on or inhibited
Cognition
New Promise for Those Who Suffer from Face Blindness
Improvements are seen after playing a modified version of Guess Who?
Cognition
The Brain Senses Touch beyond the Body
You detect a tool’s contact with an object as if you placed your own finger on it
Cognition
What Mice Watching Orson Welles’s Touch of Evil Can Teach Scientists about Vision
The findings challenge textbook ideas about how visual cortex cells process imagery
Fitness
Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
The evolutionary history of humans explains why physical activity is important for brain health
Neuroscience
Reassessment of Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hope—and Concerns
Will the benefits of aducanumab be enough to justify FDA approval, given its small benefit and high price?
The Toothpick That Saved a Neuroscience Experiment
Sometimes the most mundane objects can turn out to be unexpectedly crucial
Could Fruit Flies Reveal the Hidden Mechanisms of the Mind?
New understandings in neurobiology are emerging from experiments on Drosophila, raising hopes the tiny insect will aid insights into human cognition and dementia
Neuroscience
Brain Circuit Involved in Compulsive Drinking Identified in Mice
Activity in this circuit predicted which animals would keep drinking despite negative consequences
Neuroscience
Implanting Memories in Birds Reveals How Learning Happens
Researchers activated specific brain cells in zebra finches to teach them songs they’d ordinarily have to hear to learn.
Fitness
Targeting Gut Microbes May Help Stroke Recovery
Growing evidence from mouse studies suggests that a healthy microbiome might improve poststroke outcomes
Neuroscience
Deeper Insights Emerge into How Memories Form
Forming lasting memories appears to depend on an interaction between glial cells and brain waves that are produced during sleep
Neuroscience
The Greatest Unknown Intellectual of the 19th Century
Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today he is all but forgotten...
Cognition
Familiar Tunes Rapidly Jog the Brain
Within just a third of a second of hearing a snippet of a familiar refrain, our pupils dilate, and the brain shows signs of recognition. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Neuroscience
How Research on Working Memory Can Improve Your Romantic Relationship
A cognitive factor helps explain how well we understand each other
