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Study finds how a racing heart may alter decision-making brain circuits
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have found that the body-state monitoring neurons can hijack the decision-making process.
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Researchers study processes of protein quality control in healthy, disease
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], August 23 (ANI): A new research has been able to make the state of protein balance visible in the mammalian brain for the first time. In this way, the processes of protein quality control can now be studied in healthy and diseased neurons in more detail.
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Study suggests touch sensitive neurons respond to available information
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): A recent Northwestern University study has found that touch-sensitive neurons communicate touch in a much messier and jumbled manner. Earlier it was believed that individual primary touch-sensitive neatly responded to specific types of touch.
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Study finds touch-sensitive neurons respond to most information available
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): A recent study by Northwestern University researchers finds that nearly all primary touch-sensitive neurons communicate touch in a much messier and jumbled manner.
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Researchers identify neurons involved in overdose deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): A new study has identified a group of neurons in the brainstem that plays a key role in the process of opioid overdose deaths caused by disrupted breathing.
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Nearly all primary touch-sensitive neurons respond to most information ava
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Researchers used to believe that individual primary touch-sensitive neatly responded to specific types of touch. Now a Northwestern University study finds that touch-sensitive neurons communicate touch in a much messier and jumbled manner.
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Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): A team in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis used nanoparticles as heaters to manipulate the electrical activity of neurons in the brain and of cardiomyocytes in the heart.
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Study finds redundant modular network supports proper brain communication
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Recall a phone number or directions just recited and your brain will be actively communicating across many regions. It is thought that working memory relies on interactions between these regions, but how these brain areas interact and properly represent memory
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Study finds novel class of memory cells for memorising faces
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A new study led by the researchers at The Rockefeller University revealed a class of neurons in the brain's temporal pole region that links face perception to long-term memory.
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Scientists discover new class of memory cells for remembering faces
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Have you ever felt a sudden flash of recognition while seeing a similar face? New research led by the researchers at The Rockefeller University revealed a class of neurons in the brain's temporal pole region that links face perception to long-term memory.
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Genomic single-cell map explains neuronal death in epilepsy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): During a recent study, an interdisciplinary collaboration lead by CSIC deciphered the genetic map of hippocampal sclerosis, a key finding for the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Novel tool to activate deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): During a recent study, a multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn on and off specific types of neurons in the brain. It can even precisely control moto
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