Duetting songbirds 'silence' their partner’s brain to coordinate the duets
Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, "We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal …
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Researchers uncover the mysteries of sleep disorders in multiple system atrophy
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease with multiple debilitating symptoms. One of them is sleep disorders; however, owing …
Leaking calcium in neurons an early sign of Alzheimer’s pathology
Alzheimer’s disease is known for its slow attack on neurons crucial to memory and cognition. But why are these particular …
Different types of neurons interact to make reaching-and-grasping tasks possible
Research conducted at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), has looked at the importance of specific …
Understanding how protein tau moves between neurons yields insight into treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
In the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the tau protein is a …
Computer program reveals what neurons in the visual cortex prefer to look at
Why do our eyes tend to be drawn to certain shapes, colors and silhouettes more than others? For more than …
Study shows thousands of neurons becoming active during thirst and quench cycle
A team of researchers with Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute has used a new tool to record activation …
New brain implants disguise as neurons, offering a potentially safer way to study and treat the brain
Like a well-guarded fortress, the human brain attacks intruders on sight. Foreign objects, including neural probes used to study and …
Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
Obesity − as research in the past decade has shown − is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at …