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neuroscience in the news

What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players, University of Western Ontario, ScienceDaily, December 19, 2018.
Wireless 'pacemaker for the brain' could offer new treatment for neurological disorders, University of California - Berkeley, ScienceDaily, January 1, 2019.
Decreased deep sleep linked to early signs of Alzheimer's disease, Washington University School of Medicine, ScienceDaily, January 9, 2019.
A new idea about what triggers Alzheimer's, Scientific American, January 9, 2019.
Millions on prescription sleeping pills would sleep through a fire alarm, Frontiers, ScienceDaily, January 11, 2019.
Nerve cells from people with autism grow unusually big and fast, ScienceNews, January 11, 2019.
Expecting pain? That could really make it hurt worse, ScienceNewsforStudents, January 14, 2019.
Potential therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Harvard University, ScienceDaily, January 15, 2019.
Stroke drug may also prevent Alzheimer's disease, Rockefeller University Press, ScienceDaily, January 15, 2019.
Physical activity may reduce depression symptoms, NIH Research Matters, January 15, 2019.
Bioethicists call for oversight of consumer 'neurotechnologies' with unproven benefits, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, ScienceDaily, January 17, 2019.
New ways to image and control nerve cells could unlock brain mysteries, ScienceNews, January 17, 2019.
Why Rocking to Sleep Is a Matchless Sedative - and Elixir, Scientific American, January 24, 2019.
Why we sleep?", Scientific American Blog, January 25, 2019.
Poor sleep at night, more pain the next day, Society for Neuroscience, ScienceDaily, January 29, 2019.
Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep, University of Bern, ScienceDaily, January 31, 2019.
Exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults, study finds, University of Maryland, ScienceDaily, January 31, 2019.
This bacteria-fighting protein also induces sleep, ScienceNews, January 31, 2019.
Laughter may be best medicine -- for brain surgery, ScienceDaily, February 4, 2019.
Sleep Loss Encourages Spread of Toxic Alzheimer's Protein, NIH Director's Blog, February 5, 2019.
Later school starts linked to better teen grades, ScienceNewsforStudents, February 5, 2019.
Voluntary control of brainwaves in deep brain of patients with Parkinson's disease, Osaka University, ScienceDaily, February 6, 2019.
How exercise may protect against Alzheimer's, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, ScienceDaily, February 8, 2019.
Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality, ScienceNews, February 10, 2019.
Discovering a Source of Laughter in the Brain, NIH Director's Blog, February 12, 2019.