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New findings on neuronal activities in the sensorimotor cortex: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Freiburg has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the further development and use of so-called neuroprostheses. These hav
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Researchers discover new conceptual approach for blood-brain barrier in ne
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Study disocveered that blood-brain barrier has long been recognised for its capacity to maintain exact control over which molecules can enter the nervous system, little is known about how the cells that make up the barrier affect how the nervous system works.
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Researchers suggest new way of treating spinal cord injury
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The therapy of spinal cord injury has showed a great deal of promise thanks to a novel new substance created at the University of Limerick in Ireland.
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Motivation is affected by oxidative stress, nutrition can help: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In life, motivation can be the difference between success and failure, goal-setting and aimlessness, and well-being and unhappiness. And yet, becoming and staying motivated is often the hardest step, a problem which has prompted much research.
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Study: Synchronized neural oscillations induce empathic behaviour in brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The underlying neurological mechanism that enables humans to feel empathy has been identified by researchers. Empathy is brought on by synchronised neuronal oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, which enables the creatures to sense and share each other's dread.
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Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Using state-of-the-art whole-genome sequencing and machine learning techniques, researchers conducted one of the first and the largest investigations of tandem repeats in schizophrenia, elucidating their contribution to the development of this devastating disease.
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Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Neuroscientists discovered that the adult brain contains millions of 'silent synapses' immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they're recruited to help form new memories.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows potential to treat psychiatric dis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As a noninvasive neuromodulation method, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows great potential to treat a range of mental and psychiatric diseases, including major depression.
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Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine: Study
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Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous social and economic burden. Several findings suggest that migraine is a disease affecting a large part of the central nervous system and characterized by a global dysfunction in sensory in
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Study gives more insight into vagus nerve's link to brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centres of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and injured nervous s
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Researchers identify protein that contributes to tau neurotoxicity in Alzh
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a protein that interacts and enhances the spread of neurotoxic species of tau which is primarily found in neurons that appear abnormal in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
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Cosmic chocolate pralines, general neutron star structure revealed: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
So far, little is known about the interior of neutron stars, those extremely compact objects that can form after the death of a star: the mass of our sun or even more is compressed into a sphere with the diameter of a large city. Since their discovery more than 60 years ago, scientists have
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