A magnified image of a mouse cerebellar section shows multiple layers. New research shows this part of the brain may be a target for treating autism through brain stimulation.
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Scientists are examining the feasibility of treating autistic children with...
Researchers examined effects of aerobic exercise, including stationary cycling, walking, and treadmill running. (stock image)
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Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found.
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Skydivers provided the smell of fear for investigating how autistic men react to odors. (Stock image)
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Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting...
In these images, on the left a monkey initially performed the reach-grasp manipulate task instructed by blue LEDs. On the right, monkeys then learned to perform the same task instructed by the researchers.
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What causes people to break from a routine?
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Have you ever been stuck in a rut, going through the same motions day in and day out? How do you motivate to change your behavior?
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In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver the CRISPR genome-editing system and specifically modify genes, eliminating the need to use viruses for delivery.
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In a new study, MIT researchers have developed nanoparticles that...
The NUS-developed novel microfibre sensor, which functions like a conductive thread, is highly sensitive and ultra-thin with a diameter of a strand of human hair. Designed to be durable and washable, this invention has promising applications in the emerging...
The brain of more intelligent people is 'wired' differently from the brain of people with less intelligence, new research finds.
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Differences in intelligence have so far mostly been attributed to differences in specific brain regions....
Eating both bland (left panel) and delicious (right panel) meals triggered significant opioid release in the brain.
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Finnish researchers have revealed how eating stimulates brain's endogenous opioid system to signal pleasure and satiety.
The recent results obtained by...
Researchers have overcome a major challenge to treating brain diseases by engineering an experimental molecular therapy that crosses the blood-brain barrier to reverse neurological lysosomal storage disease in mice.
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Researchers have overcome a major challenge to...
Scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles to stimulate neurons deep in the brain to evoke body movements of mice. This image shows a section of a mouse brain with injected magnetic nanoparticles (colored red) covering targeted cells in the striatum.
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