An abstract visualization of how variations in oxygen levels can change circadian rhythms through the protein HIF1α. Credit: Asher et al./Cell Metabolism 2016
We might not think of our circadian clock until we are jetlagged, but scientists continue to...
Skydivers provided the smell of fear for investigating how autistic men react to odors. (Stock image)
Credit: © Joggie Botma / Fotolia
Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting...
New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows for the first time how learning physics concepts is accomplished by repurposing neural structures that were originally used for general everyday purposes. More specifically, the brain is able to learn physics concepts...
Contrary to popular belief, language is not limited to speech. In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, Northeastern University Prof. Iris Berent reveals that people also apply the rules of their spoken language to sign language.
Language is...
A team of researchers has discovered that serotonin (5-HT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance.Image Credit:Flickr/Kathryn
The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new...
Few things can delight an adult more easily than the uninhibited, effervescent laughter of a baby. Yet baby laughter, a new study shows, differs from adult laughter in a key way: Babies laugh as they both exhale and inhale,...
Green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a model system for molecular biology and environmental studies.
Credit: © Dartmouth College Electron Microscope Facility, Louisa Howard
The mercury found at very low concentrations in water is concentrated along the entire food chain, from algae via...
Insight into cellular mechanisms illuminates biological target for PTSD therapy
Experiments in mice by researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest that if the goal is to ease or extinguish fearful emotional memories like those associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol may...
ETH researchers have revealed that Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system largely produce their own fatty acids in order to create electrical insulation for nerve fibres. This process relies on an enzyme whose absence leads to defective insulation...
Marijuana. An estimated 2-13% of women worldwide use cannabis during pregnancy. Previous studies have identified short and long-term behavioral consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure, but effects on brain morphology were unknown, until now. Credit: © Charlón / Flickr
Cannabis use...
Around 50% of us are susceptible to believing we’ve experienced fictitious events, University of Warwick research finds
False memory study included over 400 people
Raises questions around the authenticity of memories used in forensic investigations, court rooms.
Misinformation in the news can...
