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Ancient brain area controls eye movements
An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, researchers from Karolinska Institutet...
NASA Scientists Find ‘Impossible’ Cloud on Titan — Again
The hazy globe of Titan hangs in front of Saturn and its rings in this natural color view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space...
Reef fish see colours that humans cannot
Researchers at The University of Queensland have established that reef fish see colours that humans cannot.
A team from Professor Justin Marshall’s Sensory Neurobiology Lab...
First results from world’s biggest body scanning project
Data from the first 5,000 UK Biobank participants taking part in the world’s largest health imaging study has been released for health researchers worldwide...
Study examines what drives homebuyers
Public safety and school quality are the two most important demands for homebuyers in Ohio, a new University of Cincinnati study shows. It is...
High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression
An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard treatment with medications...
Chemical exposure linked to lower vitamin D levels
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream, according to a new study...
Do These Genes Make Me Lonely? Study Finds Loneliness is a Heritable Trait
Large human genetics study finds loneliness is a heritable trait associated with neuroticism and depressive symptoms, but no one gene is responsible.
Loneliness is linked...
Scientists Outline How Brain Separates Relevant & Irrelevant Information
NYU researchers offer a new theory, based on a computational model, on how the brain separates relevant from irrelevant information in these and other...
Feeding babies egg and peanut may prevent food allergy
Feeding babies egg and peanut may reduce their risk of developing an allergy to the foods, finds a new study.Credit: © deanwissing / Flickr
Feeding...
Newly discovered neural connections may be linked to emotional decision-making
MIT neuroscientists have identified tight connections between dopamine-producing cells of the substantia nigra (red) and neurons in the striatum (green). These connections, which show...
