New Technique Connects Lab-Grown “Neural Organoids” to Resemble Brain Circuits
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo via News-Medical – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is extremely prevalent among adults, affecting over 800 million individuals worldwide. The idea of growing a…
Saturated Fatty Acid Levels Increase When Making Memories
University of Queensland via EurekAlert – Saturated fatty acid levels unexpectedly rise in the brain during memory formation, according to research, opening a new avenue of investigation into how memories are…
‘Knowing How’ Is in Your Brain
Carnegie Mellon University via EurekAlert – Although we often think of knowledge as “knowing that” (for example, knowing that Paris is the capital of France), each of us also knows many…
From Scaffolding to Screen Time: Understanding a Child’s Developing Brain for Reading
Cognitive Neuroscience Society via EurekAlert – In the debate about nature versus nurture for developing reading skills, cognitive neuroscientists have a clear message: both matter. From infancy, children have a neural…
Research Identifies Changes in Neural Circuits Underlying Self-Control During Adolescence
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine via Science Daily – Researchers applied tools from network science to identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop to support neural activity underlying…
Dementia Spreads Via Connected Brain Networks
University of California – San Francisco via EurekAlert – Brain maps allow individualized predictions of frontotemporal dementia progression. In a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain…
