Brainwaves Suppress Obvious Ideas to Help Us Think More Creatively
The human brain needs to suppress obvious ideas in order to reach the most creative ones
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Largest Brain Study of 62,454 Scans Identifies Drivers of Brain Aging
Schizophrenia, cannabis use, and alcohol abuse are just several disorders that are related to accelerated brain aging
Magnetic Gene in Fish May Someday Help Those with Epilepsy, Parkinson's
An aquarium fish that senses the Earth's magnetic field as it swims could help unlock how the human brain works
A Targeted Approach to Treating Glioma
With a new method, surgeons would remove a tumor, then implant microparticles that attack the remaining cancer cells
A New Milestone in Laboratory Grown Human Brain Tissue
Researchers generate missing cell type in brain "organoids"
Meet NOTCH2NL, the Human-Specific Genes That May Have Given Us Our Big Brains
The genetic changes behind the expansion that made us human have been elusive, until now
Human-Like Walking Mechanics Evolved before the Genus Homo
Ancient footprints help researchers date the switch from a crouched to more straight-legged gait
New Insight into How Brain Makes Memories
A key protein associated with autism, addiction and depression influences brain connections
Researchers Win $3.9 Million in Grants to Study Brain Regions that Suppress Cocaine and Alcohol Cravings
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded two grants to study brain mechanisms that actively suppress relapse associated with cocaine and alcohol addiction.
UT Southwestern Acquires Next-Gen Microscopes to Create Whole Brain Imaging Facility
UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair (TIBIR) has acquired a pair of TissueCyte 1000 microscopes, the latest generation in serial two-photon laser imaging, as a centerpiece of its new Whole Brain Microscopy Facility. The TissueCyte microscopes are the only ones of their kind in Texas, and two of just a handful in existence around the world.