Neuroscience

Adaptive Nature Of Human Memory- How Mundane Events Become Strong Memories

Human beings are information seekers. We are constantly taking in details – big and small – from our environment. But the majority of the stuff we encounter in a given day we rarely need to remember. For instance, what are the chances that you need to rem ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 4 2015 - 7:30am

Parkinson's Disease Halted By Neurons Derived From Stem Cells Treated With A Stomach Cancer Drug

Researchers have taken a step toward using the implantation of stem cell-generated neurons as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.  Parkinson's, which affect as many 10 million people in the world, is linked to a depletion of dopamine-producing ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2015 - 9:41am

The Relationship Between Autism And Epilepsy

1 to 1.5 percent of the global population has epilepsy, about 50 million people, but various epidemiological data indicate that between 20 to 35 percent of children with autism have epilepsy. If there are neurobiological causes of this comorbidity, they ar ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2015 - 5:34pm

Darkness: It Does A Body Good

Today most people do not get enough sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called insufficient sleep an epidemic. While we are finally paying attention to the importance of sleep, the need for dark is still mostly ignored. That’s ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 6 2015 - 9:00pm

Magnetic Fields Don't Cause Alzheimer's Disease

Magnetic fields such as those generated by overhead power lines are considered a potential health risk because epidemiological papers correlate them to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Li ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2015 - 10:17am

Can Humans Communicate Via Pheromones?

Some animals communicate via pheromones and so it has often been wondered if humans might have a similar innate ability. An answer may come via cell biology rather than neuroscience.  ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2015 - 10:00am

Mapping Mitochondria To Better Understand Neuronal Disorders Like Parkinson's Disease

Researchers have discovered how nerve cells adjust to low energy environments during the brain's growth process, which may one day help find treatments for nerve cell damage and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2015 - 9:30am

Genes May Tell Us How To Vote

As a society we believe that our political allegiance depends on which party best marries up with our needs and values – and that these are shaped by our life experiences. But research with twins suggests picking who to vote for in an election might have ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 13 2015 - 3:00am

Oxytocin As Amplifier And Suppressor Of Neural Signals In The Brain

Neuroscientists say the brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual brain cells to prompt specific social behaviors.  Until now, oxytocin- the "love" hormone- has been linked to sexual attraction and things like regulating breast feeding and promo ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2015 - 5:14pm

Chemobrain: Even A Cancer Diagnosis Affects Cognitive Function

Breast cancer patients often display mild cognitive defects even before chemotherapy and doctors are attributing that to a kind of preemptive post-traumatic stress disorder induced by diagnosis of the disease. Studies have shown that cancer patients often ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2015 - 9:53am