Neuroscience
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
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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
Neurology
Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean
Slow-wave activity during dreamless slumber helps wash out neural detritus
Neuroscience
Is Death Reversible?
An experiment that partially revived slaughterhouse pig brains raises questions about the precise end point of life
Behavior
Your Brain on Google Maps
For better or for worse, navigation apps change our sense of direction
Neuroscience
Scientists Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans
Work on an “Internet of brains” takes another step
Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience at 50 Delves into Mini Brains, Gene Therapy, Prosthetics and All Else Related to Our Three-Pound Wonder
The organization’s anniversary comes at a time when some scientists have been barred from attending its annual meeting because of the U.S. travel ban
True Colors Shining Through
This illusion turns gray shades into rainbows
Neuroscience
A Dangerous Optical Illusion
A common vision correction could interfere with depth perception while driving
Neuroscience
Your Skull Shapes Your Hearing
The resonant properties of your skull can amplify some frequencies and dampen others—and, in some cases, affect your hearing. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Sleep
Why Do Some People Need Less Sleep? It’s in Their DNA
U.C.S.F. researchers find a gene for flourishing with less shut-eye
Neurology
Sleep Deprivation Shuts Down Production of Essential Brain Proteins
A deficit arises in molecules needed for neurons to communicate efficiently
Neuroscience
I Heard It Before, So It Must Be True
Repeated exposure to implausible statements makes them feel less so
Neuroscience
Brains of Blind People Adapt in Similar Fashion
The brains of those who are blind repurpose the vision regions for adaptive hearing, and they appear to do so in a consistent way.
