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A Lack of Self Control during Adolescence Is Not Uniquely Human

August 21, 2019

Structural, functional, and neurophysiological comparisons between us and macaque monkeys show that this difficulty in stoppi...

Insight into Cells' 'Self-Eating' Process Could Pave the Way for New Dementia Treatments

August 21, 2019

A recent peer-reviewed, observational study conducted in cells has shed light on the mechanisms behind autophagy and how...

Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model

August 15, 2019

Study of nonhuman primates lays groundwork for new strategies in treating anxiety disorders

Scientists Discover Some Fruit Flies Learn Better Than Others

August 8, 2019

Scientists use fruit flies to find nine new genes associated with learning and memory, many of which are similar in people...

Compound Found in Red Wine Opens Door for New Treatments for Depression, Anxiety

July 30, 2019

Resveratrol, found in grape skin, shuts down depression-causing enzyme in brain

Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Parkinson's, Other Brain Diseases

July 29, 2019

Study reveals crucial role of alpha-synuclein protein in DNA repair

New CRISPR Platform Expands RNA Editing Capabilities

July 15, 2019

The new system, dubbed RESCUE, allows RNA edits to be made that were not previously possible

Differences in MS Patients' Cerebrospinal Fluid May Be Key to Drugs That Halt Progression

July 15, 2019

A new paper in Brain identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive ...

How Procrastinators and Doers Differ Genetically

July 12, 2019

Women with poorer action control had a genetic predisposition toward higher dopamine levels, however, researchers were unable...

Cannabis Dosage Studied to Reduce Seizures in Children with Severe Epilepsy

July 10, 2019

Medicinal cannabis can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy

Pain Signaling in Humans More Rapid Than Previously Known

July 5, 2019

The discovery of a rapid pain-signaling system challenges our current understanding of pain

Plants Don't Think, They Grow: The Case against Plant Consciousness

July 5, 2019

The topic of whether plants can think, learn, and intentionally choose their actions has been under debate since the establis...

How You and Your Friends Can Play a Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds

July 2, 2019

A University of Washington team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only thei...

Copper Compound Shows Further Potential as Therapy for Slowing ALS

July 2, 2019

Scientists have developed an approach to treating ALS that's based on using copper-ATSM to deliver copper to specific cells i...

Researchers Grow Active Mini-Brain-Networks

July 1, 2019

Although the organoids aren't actually "thinking," the researchers' new tool--which detects neural activity using organoids--...

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