An illustration of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). MRE is a non-invasive technique that was used to measure how pulsed waves changed as they moved through the brain hippocampus, giving an accurate measure of the tissue's elasticity and health of...
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...
Illustration of yeast cells (stock image). Even brainless single-celled yeast have sensory biases that can be hacked by a carefully engineered illusion, a finding that could be used to develop new approaches to fighting diseases such as cancer, say...
University of Delaware researchers are using magic to look at how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs to perceive our bodies and the world around us.
Credit: Robert DiIorio/ University of Delaware
Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are...
Avocado and spinach smoothies.
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Spinach and kale are favorites of those looking to stay physically fit, but they also could keep consumers cognitively fit, according to a new study from University of Illinois researchers.
The study,...
Both ventral and dorsal roots have been detached, which is the common scenario clinically, the ventral root is implanted directly into the cord as is dorsal root, but after the ganglion has been cut out. In the final drawing...
Creation of organoids from stem cells allows scientists to study discrete areas of brain as it develops.
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Scientists can now explore in a laboratory dish how the human brain develops by creating organoids -- distinct, three-dimensional...
ASD is characterized by a wide range of symptoms that can vary in severity from person to person.
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A new study out in European Journal of Neuroscience could herald a new tool that helps physicians identify...
Illinois professor Aron Barbey led a study that examined how cognitive cross-training affects skill learning.
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon
Just as athletes cross-train to improve physical skills, those wanting to enhance cognitive skills can benefit from multiple ways of exercising...
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived interneurons integrate into the epileptic brain.
Credit: Sangmi Chung, Ph.D., McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have new evidence that stem cell transplantation could be a worthwhile strategy to help epileptics who do...
New findings will better help map out the brain's speech regions.
Credit: Adeen Flinker
For 150 years, the iconic Broca's area of the brain has been recognized as the command center for human speech, including vocalization. Now, scientists at UC Berkeley...
