Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
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Learning new rules requires the suppression of old ones. A better understanding of the brain circuits involved in behavioral adaptation could lead to new ways to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Collections of self-organising nanowires behave a lot like the neurons and synapses in our brains, with startling results.
Mirror neurons play a fundamental role in learning by imitation and observation or empathy. This is why we should take them into account when developing new educational tools.
Neuroscientists have typically thought of energy supply to the brain as demand-based. A supply-limited view offers another perspective toward aging and why multitasking can be difficult.
Your thoughts, emotions and behaviours arise from the complex network of electric activity in your brain. But what can we do when we need to tweak it?
Making sure RNA molecules are in the right place at the right time in a cell is critical to development and normal function. Researchers are figuring out exactly how they get to where they need to go.
By learning what parts of the brain are crucial for imagination to work, neuroscientists can look back over hundreds of millions of years of evolution to figure out when it first emerged.
Impaired insulin receptors in the blood vessels between the blood and the brain may contribute to the insulin resistance observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
This technique could also be applied to other conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease.
Axolotls are amphibians known for their ability to regrow their organs, including their brains. New research clarifies their regeneration process.
From figuring out where memories are stored to how sensory information translates to behavior, new technologies are helping neuroscientists better understand how the brain works.
Our team studied the activity of neurons in people with epilepsy. Neurons in the brain regions responsible for triggering seizures were much less diverse.
The key to understanding how brains can recover from trauma is that they are fantastically plastic – meaning our body’s supercomputer can reshape and remodel itself.
Cell cultures have shown promise in representing diseases. The Petri dish is not as different from a sick person as one might think.
Emotions play a key role in many types of spontaneous thoughts. Even microemotions — which are often fleeting and unconscious — can affect thoughts and influence attention.
Understanding how brain folding works could help researchers better diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disorders.
Scientists have been mapping the brain for centuries. New visualization tools bring them one step closer to understanding where thoughts come from and new ways to treat neurological disorders.
The joint award recognizes the long road to deciphering the biology behind the brain’s ability to sense its surroundings – work that paves the way for a number of medical and biological breakthroughs.
Mounting research shows that going for a swim can preserve memories, reduce mood disorders and increase mental acuity in all age groups.
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Professeur agrégé de neurosciences computationnelles et neurophysiologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Professor and Head of Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Cultural Geographer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Director of the Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience, UCL
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Neuroscience, The Open University
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Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Northwestern University
