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In a 1st, scientist grow mini brains with functional blood-brain barriers
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn the future, the team aims to grow similar assembloids using stem cells from people with different...
Study develops light-activated drug targeting receptors in the brain that induce sleep
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoAdenosine A2A receptors (A2AR) in the nucleus accumbens of the brain play an important role in regulating sleep and motivation, but until now, no drugs have been able to selectively ...
Researchers develop new light-controlled 'off switch' for brain cells
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoResearchers from Duke-NUS Medical School have found that a new class of light-sensitive proteins are...
How Therapy Can Change the Way Your Brain Works
Verywell Mind via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThis research team examined literature from many different previous research papers supporting the idea that therapeutic approaches can change the way...
Higher surface folding of the human premotor cortex is associated with better long-term learning...
Nature· 20 hours agoA brain imaging study shows that humans with more complex cortical folds in a premotor brain region have a higher capacity to learn a challenging new motor skill during six weeks of practice.
Precision Neuroscience is testing its brain implant in humans. Here's what it's like inside the...
NBC Miami· 14 hours agoPrecision Neuroscience is testing its brain-computer interface in human patients at the Mount Sinai...
Alabama among states suffering biggest ‘brain drain,’ study finds
Birmingham News· 2 days agoA recent study has found Alabama to be among the states suffering most from brain drain -- defined in a 2019 Congressional report as “someone in the top ...
Study finds distinct brain connectivity patterns in infants at familial risk for autism
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoThe study prospectively evaluated 53 infants, 24 of whom had a higher likelihood of developing ASD due to having at least one older sibling with an ASD diagnosis while 29 ...
Ultra-processed foods: Study finds link to cognitive decline, stroke
Medical News Today· 2 days agoMore than 70% of the food supply in the U.S. consists of ultra-processed foods. A recent study...
Scientists show that serotonin activates brain areas influencing behavior and motivation
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoUsing mice, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and their...
