[ad_1] Omega-3 fatty acids are essential, necessarily supplied by the diet and indispensable for brain development. Scientists from INRAE and the University of Bordeaux, working in collaboration with INSERM, Laval and Toronto universities in Canada and other partners (Harvard, Fondation Basque, etc.) have focused in particular on the impact of …
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[ad_1] When you cycle to the store you may have two very different reasons for swerving: a simple reflex when something whizzes in your path, or executive control when you see road signs indicating the correct path. A new study by MIT neuroscientists shows how the brain is wired for …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 25, 2020 Researchers in Japan have revealed a previously unknown mechanism for pain control involving a newly identified group of cells in the spinal cord, offering a potential target to enhance the therapeutic effect of chronic pain medications. While neurons may be the best-known …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 The receptive field (RF) of a neuron is the term applied to the space in which the presence of a stimulus alters the response of the neuron itself. The responses of visual neurons, as well as the phenomena of visual perception in …
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[ad_1] A research group led by Complutense University of Madrid has shown, in animal models, that ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea used for centuries in Amazonian communities for shamanic purposes, is capable of forming neurons and other brain cells, making it a potential therapy for psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. We …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden studied the incidence and regional distribution of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in the brains of people with Down syndrome. The findings may offer new possibilities for early diagnosis and preventive treatment of dementia. The study is …
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[ad_1] A review recently posted on Journal of Medical Virology discussed some of the effects infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can have on male fertility. In the paper, Cemile Seymen of the Gazi University Institute of Health Sciences, …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 The researchers found that a protein thought to be involved only in the development of neurons in the brain also plays an important role in the development and growth of pancreatic cancer. Their results show for the first time how the protein, …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 In their article published in Frontiers of physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) studied the similarities between two of the most challenging and complex systems in nature: the cosmic network …
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[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 Deep inside the brain, a small almond-shaped region called the amygdala plays a vital role in how we exhibit emotions, behavior and motivation. Understandably, it is also heavily implicated in alcohol abuse, making it a long-time target of Marisa Roberto, Ph.D., professor …
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