New insight into aging: Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging brain
They say you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can...
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Eyes have a natural version of night vision: Cells in retina change their duties to help the brain detect motion
To see under starlight and moonlight, the retina of the eye changes both the software...
Unexpected link between immune cells and male-female differences: Researchers find that these cells play a key role in determining sex differences in the brain
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have made a surprising discovery:...
Pain response in babies’ brains controlled in ‘similar way to adults’
Researchers from the Department of Paediatrics and Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University...
Past memory cues help people juggle numerous pieces of information
Many everyday tasks require people to represent and combine information from multiple sources. For example,...
Body’s own ‘bomb squad’ can help protect against brain tumors: The discovery of how a protein complex safeguards against certain brain tumors could inform future treatment strategies
Researchers have discovered how a molecule can help prevent certain types of brain tumors by...
New personality test is faster — and tougher to trick
Psychology researchers have developed a new personality test that is both faster to take and...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries: Magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need of catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose...
Primate study offers clues to evolution of speech: Research finds link between vocal repertoire and relative size of key regions of the brain
New research examining the brains and vocal repertoires of primates offers important insight into the...
Genetic mutation underlying severe childhood brain disorder identified: Pachygyria characterized by irregular unfolding of brain surface cells
Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,...