brain research
Proteasomes May Be Key to Sensory Signals
Health
Summary: Researchers discovered a novel role of the proteasome, traditionally known as the cell’s waste processor, in nerve cells. Their findings reveal ...
How Brain Networks Sustain Attention
Health
Summary: A new study investigates the brain’s mechanisms behind deep focus. The research employs fMRI to explore low-frequency fluctuations in brain networks ...
Pea-Sized Human Brain Stimulator Invented
Health
Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking pea-sized brain stimulator, the Digitally Programmable Over-brain Therapeutic (DOT), capable of wireless operation through magnetoelectric power transfer. ...
Key Brain Systems Implicated in Psychosis
Health
Summary: Researchers provide new insights into the brain mechanisms behind psychosis. The research identified malfunctions in two critical brain systems—the “filter” and ...
Why Sad Songs Feel Good: Music’s Emotional Paradox
Science
Summary: A new study explores why listening to sad music can be pleasurable. The research involved 50 music students who found that ...
How the Brain Perceives Bitter Taste
Science
Summary: A new study sheds light on how we perceive bitter tastes, revealing the detailed structure of the TAS2R14 bitter taste receptor ...
Bioluminescence Unveils Brain’s Oxygen Pathways
Health
Summary: A new study introduces a novel bioluminescence imaging technique for observing oxygen movement in mouse brains. This method, inspired by firefly ...
Hereditary Alzheimer’s Transmitted Via Bone Marrow Transplants
Health
Summary: Alzheimer’s disease, traditionally seen as a brain-centric condition, may have systemic origins and can be accelerated through bone marrow transplants from ...
Anxiety Drives Wishful Thinking to Risky Levels
Health
Summary: Individuals tend to become overly optimistic in situations marked by insecurity and anxiety, potentially to their detriment. The research, involving more ...
Aging Brain Cells Have Prolonged Death Process
Health
Summary: Mature oligodendrocytes, crucial for brain function and myelin production, have an unusually prolonged death process after damage, surviving up to 45 ...
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