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.
- Why Do We Dream?
A New Theory on How It Protects Our Brains, TIME magazine, December
29, 2020.
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General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar
way as consciousness fades, University of Turku, ScienceDaily,
December 29, 2020.
- Sleep
evolved before brains did, study finds, Live Science, January 10,
2021.
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New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand
and arm function, University of Washington, ScienceDaily, January
12, 2021.
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Tapping the brain to boost stroke rehabilitation, University of
Houston, ScienceDaily, January 12, 2021.
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Rotten egg gas could guard against Alzheimer's disease, Johns
Hopkins Medicine, ScienceDaily, January 12, 2021.
- Researchers
Pinpoint Fear of Heights in the Brain, BrainFacts.org, January 12,
2021.
- Active
Kids Have Healthier Brains, BrainFacts.org, January 12, 2021.
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MIND and Mediterranean diets associated with later onset of Parkinson's
disease, University of British Columbia, ScienceDaily, January 13,
2021.
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Compound protects myelin, nerve fibers, Oregon Health & Science
University, ScienceDaily, January 13, 2021.
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Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab
studies, American Chemical Society ScienceDaily, January 13, 2021.
- Sleep
Twitches Shape Babies' Growing Brains, BrainFacts.org, January 15,
2021.
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Eye tests predict Parkinson's-linked cognitive decline 18 months
ahead, University College London, ScienceDaily, January 19, 2021.
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Deep sleep takes out the trash, Northwestern University
ScienceDaily, January 20, 2021.
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Size of connections between nerve cells determines their signaling
strength, University of Zurich, ScienceDaily, January 21, 2021.
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Tiny high-tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain,
Allen Institute, ScienceDaily, January 21, 2021.
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Afternoon napping linked to better mental agility, BMJ,
ScienceDaily, January 25, 2021.
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Wirelessly rechargeable soft brain implant controls brain cells, The
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),
ScienceDaily, January 26, 2021.
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Hypnotic suggestions can make a complex task easy by helping vision fill
in the blanks, Association for Psychological Science, ScienceDaily,
January 27, 2021.
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New realm of personalized medicine with brain stimulation,
University of Southern California. ScienceDaily, February 1, 2021.
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Sleep keeps teens on track for good mental health, University of
South Australia, ScienceDaily, February 10, 2021.
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Mediterranean-style diet linked to better thinking skills in later
life, University of Edinburgh, ScienceDaily, February 10, 2021.
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Choir singing can improve cognitive functioning among the elderly,
University of Helsinki, ScienceDaily, February 10, 2021.
- Can
privacy coexist with technology that reads and changes brain
activity?, ScienceNews, February 11, 2021.
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Regular caffeine consumption affects brain structure, University of
Basel, ScienceDaily, February 16, 2021.
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You snooze, you lose - with some sleep trackers, West Virginia
University, ScienceDaily, February 17, 2021.
- People
Answer Scientists' Queries in Real Time while Dreaming, Scientific
American, February 18, 2021.
- Scientists
break through the wall of sleep to the untapped world of dreams, NSF
Science Matters, February 19, 2021.
- Are
Dolphins Right-Handed or Left-Handed?, Scientific American, February
21, 2021.
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Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memory, study finds,
University of Michigan, ScienceDaily, February 22, 2021.
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ALS neuron damage reversed with new compound, Northwestern
University, ScienceDaily, February 23, 2021.
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Seasonal variation in daylight influences brain function, University
of Turku, ScienceDaily, February 23, 2021.
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