Brain’s Reward Pathway Unlocked: Revealing the Secrets of the Dopaminergic System

Brain’s Reward Pathway Unlocked: Revealing the Secrets of the Dopaminergic System

Scientists developed a revolutionary organoid model of the dopaminergic system, providing significant insights into Parkinson’s disease and the long-lasting effects of cocaine on the brain. This model is a promising tool for advancing Parkinson’s disease treatments and understanding the enduring impact of drug addiction….

Exercise Boosts Brain Power—Neuroscientists Don’t Know How

Exercise Boosts Brain Power—Neuroscientists Don't Know How

Key points Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (cardio) increases prefrontal cortex oxygenation and boosts brain power. Even with an insufficient oxygen supply or acute hypoxia, doing cardio can improve cognitive performance. Increased cerebral blood flow alone may not explain why aerobic exercise improves executive function. Vitalii…

Probe Into Brain’s Memory Center Could Solve Mystery of Alzheimer’s Cause

Probe Into Brain's Memory Center Could Solve Mystery of Alzheimer's Cause

U.S. researchers are developing a new tool—a multipurpose fiber that will provide a window into the deep brain—with the goal of learning how to slow down or even reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease. Barely thicker than a strand of human hair, the tiny…

Hunger Games: How Gut Hormones Hijack the Brain’s Decision Desk

Hunger Games: How Gut Hormones Hijack the Brain’s Decision Desk

Scientists have discovered that a hunger hormone in the gut directly influences the brain’s hippocampus, affecting decision-making related to food. The study, conducted on mice, showed that hunger hormones modify brain activity to either inhibit or permit eating based on the animal’s hunger level….

Heartbeats and brain activity: Study provides insight into optimal windows for action and perception

(Photo credit: OpenAI’s DALL·E) A new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that our heartbeat plays a crucial role in determining our brain’s ability to perceive and react to the world around us. Researchers have discovered that during the 0.8 seconds of a heartbeat,…

Decoding anxiety: Study reveals brain’s role in behavioral inhibition risks

Decoding anxiety: Study reveals brain's role in behavioral inhibition risks

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers in the United States used non-human primate anxious temperament models to investigate the molecular mechanisms and neural systems underlying behavioral inhibition in humans, which is…

Exercise can improve brain function even after poor sleep: study

Exercise can improve brain function even after poor sleep: study

(Photo by Miriam Alonso via Pexels) By Isobel Williams via SWNS Just 20 minutes of exercise can help boost brain function after a poor night’s sleep, according to a new study. Scientists found that mental performance improves during moderately intensive exercise, regardless of a…

UConn study to test cognition training games to improve Covid-related ‘brain fog’

UConn study to test cognition training games to improve Covid-related ‘brain fog’

Cutter Lindbergh Ph.D. is a psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at UConn Health. July 7, 2021 (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health) The global COVID-19 pandemic has been over since March, but doctors continue to study the long-term ramifications of the virus. A neuropsychologist with University…

UF Health researchers use AI to improve brain tumor analysis

UF Health researchers use AI to improve brain tumor analysis

UF Health hope to refine and accelerate the analysis of tumors with artificial intelligence. University of Florida Health researchers have deployed artificial intelligence to refine and accelerate the evaluation of a common type of brain tumor. The findings involve analyzing certain chemical characteristics of…

Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound

WASHINGTON – Using a specialized device that translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists and colleagues showed that people who are blind recognized basic faces using the part of the brain known as the fusiform face area, a region that is crucial…

Health Ranger Report: Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet warns about the dangers of 5G and EMF radiation

Health Ranger Report: Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet warns about the dangers of 5G and EMF radiation

Advertisement Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet sat down with the Health Ranger Mike Adams during a recent interview on the “Health Ranger Report” to talk about the dangers of 5G and electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation . According to Vliet, radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation. In…

The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim

The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim

The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality By John Krakauer & Tamar Makin Credit: Artur Kamalov/Alamy Stock Photo The human brain’s ability to adapt and change, known as neuroplasticity, has long captivated both…

Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain

Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain

Credit: CC0 Public Domain What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists led by Dr. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that learning occurs through the…

Yale study exposes common chronic symptoms people experience after receiving COVID-19 vaccines

Yale study exposes common chronic symptoms people experience after receiving COVID-19 vaccines

Advertisement With all the focus on serious COVID-19 vaccine injuries and deaths, it is easy for less dramatic side effects to fly under the radar. However, many people who received these jabs are now contending with a host of chronic symptoms that affect their…

The nice spice: Try allspice, a natural source of beneficial plant compounds

The nice spice: Try allspice, a natural source of beneficial plant compounds

Killing Gaza | Full Documentary | HS Documentary Advertisement It may sound like allspice is a premade blend of spices, but it’s actually a single spice. Allspice has a unique flavor profile that is often described as a blend of up to four different…

Researchers Identify Brain Center Responsible for Responses to Rapid Temperature Change

Researchers Identify Brain Center Responsible for Responses to Rapid Temperature Change

Research Similar to the tale of the boiling frog, flies more likely to react to rapid heating We’ve all heard it: Put a frog in boiling water, and it will jump out. But put the same frog in lukewarm water and heat it gradually,…

The Brain on Opioids: Metabolic Disruptions in Addiction

The Brain on Opioids: Metabolic Disruptions in Addiction

Source: Spixel/Shutterstock In recent years, the opioid epidemic has surged to alarming proportions, casting a shadow over communities worldwide. This crisis, fueled by an increase in the prescription of opioid medications and the illicit use of drugs like heroin, has led to a staggering…

Researchers identify brain center responsible for responses to rapid temperature change

We’ve all heard it: Put a frog in boiling water, and it will jump out. But put the same frog in lukewarm water and heat it gradually, and you’ll cook the frog. Often used as a metaphor for the unhurried and stubborn response many…

How smartphone addiction affects brain function and mental health

How smartphone addiction affects brain function and mental health

ISRAELI NEWS LIVE: Steven Ben-Nun interviewed by Mike Adams on Zionism, Palestine and Israel’s escalation Advertisement Smartphone addiction has now become a global issue, thanks to the popularity of social media platforms and mobile games. While smartphones can make life easier in many ways,…

New Studies of Brain Activity Explain Benefits of Electroconvulsive Therapy

New Studies of Brain Activity Explain Benefits of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Why this controversial treatment works is a century-old mystery; scientists from UC San Diego may have solved it EEG headsets like the one shown here help measure electrical activity in the brain. Patients who receive electroconvulsive therapy experience slowing in brain activity after treatment….

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