by SoP | Feb 23, 2021 | Memory, Research Front |
When you slip into sleep, it’s easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but University of Michigan research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing memories into your brain. U-M researchers have been studying...
by SoP | Feb 11, 2021 | Memory |
People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet—particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat—are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows. Closely adhering to a Mediterranean diet was associated with higher scores on a...
by SoP | Feb 1, 2021 | Networks, Neurodevelopmental |
A new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher has identified how specific communication among different brain regions, known as brain connectivity, can serve as a biomarker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research relied on a deep...
by SoP | Jan 25, 2021 | Networks, Neuroscience, Research Front |
In the largest study of its kind to date, scientists use ‘Neuropixels’ probes to capture details of how the mouse brain sees the world A new study from researchers at the Allen Institute collected and analyzed the largest single dataset of neurons’...
by SoP | Jan 23, 2021 | Networks |
Specialized sites within nerve cells are responsible for a rapid balancing of the amount of activity in the brain. To process information in our brains, nerve cells produce brief electrical impulses, called action potentials, triggered from one highly specialized...
by SoP | Jan 21, 2021 | modes, Research Front |
Anyone who has tried and failed to meditate knows that our minds are rarely still. But where do they roam? New research led by UC Berkeley has come up with a way to track the flow of our internal thought processes and signal whether our minds are focused, fixated or...
by SoP | Jan 21, 2021 | Genetics, Networks, Research Front |
Distinct neural connectivity found in the babies of mothers who experienced neglect as children Early life experiences can have an outsized effect on brain development and neurobiological health. New research, published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience...
by SoP | Jan 9, 2021 | Networks, News |
Neural “signature” may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new...
by SoP | Jan 4, 2021 | Memory, Research Front |
Are you plagued with a continuing case of forgetting where you’ve placed your keys? A spot of exercise could be just the answer after it was revealed how physical exercise can revitalize your brain. Queensland Brain Institute researcher Dr Tara Walker was...
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