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A new drug could prevent secondary damage from a traumatic brain injury, research has found. While the initial injury may…
Deep brain surgery has been found to alleviate the symptoms of severe Tourette’s syndrome. Ten out of 11 patients with Tourette’s…
Discovery of a key mechanism in the brain’s immune system that amplifies addiction to opioid drugs proves addiction to morphine…
The expression of an important protein in the brain is impaired in offspring born by caesarean section. A study on the effect…
Humans are very good at innovating and it would seem reasonable to expect our children would be too. But a recent study questions these assumptions, suggesting young children’s ability to problem-solve…
Fat in food can reduce activity in several areas of the brain that are responsible for processing taste, aroma and reward…
Neuroscientists have discovered a new area of the brain that is uniquely specialised for peripheral vision. The study found…
The party drug known as GHB or “fantasy” has been found to bind to a special protein in the brain, highlighting the potential…
When learning to master complex movements such as those required in surgery, externally guided movement by an expert is a…
Two powerful brain chemical systems work together to paralyse skeletal muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The…
Completely paralysed and seemingly comatose patients may eventually be able to have real-time conversations using scanning machines that can translate their brain signals into messages, a team of neuroscientists…
A new study has discovered that love and desire activate specific but related areas in the brain. Researchers analysed the…
The role of a tumour suppressor in brain cancer known as parkin has been uncovered and promises to shed light on why certain…
Changes to just three genetic “letters” among billions is said to have contributed to the evolution and development of mammalian…
People with the condition commonly caused by stroke “unilateral spatial neglect” plays a key role in understanding stroke…
A new drug that shrinks brain tumours in melanoma patients has had promising results in phase one trials. Researchers say…
Until 20 years ago, scientists interested in empirical work on consciousness – our private subjective experiences – hid it by minimising or eliminating the “c-word”, the use of which was a career-limiting…
Brain cells responsible for controlling immunity and microglia inhibit memory during ageing, new research has shown. However…
Scientists have constructed a mathematical model which predicts how nerve fibres make connections during brain development…
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