Neuroscience

Study Finds Neuroprotective Effects Of Asiaticoside

Asiaticoside is the main saponin constituent of Centella asiatica, a plant long used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine that has become popular for human collagen synthesis applications, like anti-wrinkle treatments. In the central nervous system, Asiati ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 6:30am

Study: Testosterone In Men Increases Brain Response To Threats

Testosterone, a steroid hormone, contributes to aggressive behavior in males, but the neural circuits through which testosterone exerts these effects have not been clear. Prior studies found that the administration of a single dose of testosterone influen ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 7:30am

Functional 3-D Brain-Like Tissue Created!

Bioengineers have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue in the rat brain and that can be kept alive in the lab for more than two months. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2014 - 6:00pm

ADHD And Substance Abuse Develop From Same Neurocognitive Deficits

Researchers at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre have traced the origins of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), substance abuse and conduct disorder, and found that they develop from the same neurocognitive def ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 9:52am

Trigger-Threshold-Target: Understanding Why Autism Potentially Occurs Needs An Overhaul

An analysis of autism research covering genetics, brain imaging, and cognition seeks to modernize our understanding of why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms. The team calls it the “Trigger-Threshold-Target’’ model. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2014 - 6:00am

Bats Bolster Temporal Binding Hypothesis In Brain Science

How people and animals focus on distinct objects within cluttered scenes is a long-standing neuroscience debate and a great deal of research has looked to the way bats "see" with their ears for answers. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2014 - 10:30am

All Our Brains Generate Emotions The Same Way

By Joel N. Shurkin, Inside Science- In an analogy many scientists hate, the human brain is often compared to a small, wet computer, functioning in almost the same way as the electronic kind. Two scientists at Cornell University report the analogy might be ...

Article - Joel Shurkin - May 25 2015 - 10:59am

Cough Syrups With Codeine Linked To Brain Deficits

A brain imaging study that looked at chronic users of codeine-containing cough syrups found deficits in specific regions of brain white matter and associates these changes with increased impulsivity in codeine-containing cough syrup users.  ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2014 - 4:32pm

Monthly Transfusions Reduce Silent Strokes In Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia

Silent strokes are a loss of blood flow to parts of the brain. Such strokes do not cause immediate symptoms and typically go undiagnosed, but they cause damage. In kids, they can even lower IQ. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2014 - 8:45am

From Happiness To Pain: Understanding Serotonin's Function Using Genetics And Optics

Using a combination of genetic and optical techniques, researchers at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme have established the effect of serotonin on sensitivity to pain. "Serotonin is a small molecule known to be implicated in a wide range of br ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2014 - 11:45am