Motor Skill Learning Via Changes in Brain’s Transmitters is Boosted by Exercise
Switch in chemical messaging is key prelude to motor skill acquisition according to research
The Adult Brain Repairs Itself by Going Back to the Beginning When Damaged
Using a mouse model, adult neurons in corticospinal injuries begin a natural regeneration process by reverting back to an embryonic state and that regeneration is sustained by a surprising gene.
Negative Fateful Life Events and the Brains of Middle-Aged Men
Findings suggest common major midlife adverse events, such as divorce or death of a family member, accelerates aging in the brain.
New algorithm can pinpoint mutations in large sections of the human genome
A team of scientists has developed an algorithm that can accurately pinpoint, in large regions of the human genome, mutations favored by natural selection. The finding provides deeper insight into how evolution works, and ultimately could lead to better treatments for genetic disorders.
How Your Brain Remembers What You Had for Dinner Last Night
UC San Diego researchers find small sets of hippocampal neurons activate for each episodic memory.
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