Oxytocin is referred to as the love hormone and is important in the regulation of social and maternal behavior. The oxytocin system in the brain may be key to new …read more Source:: Science
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The neuroscience of autism: New clues for how condition begins
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Scientists have uncovered details of a key cellular mechanism crucial for proper brain development. It involves a gene that, when mutated, had previously been linked to the development of autism. …read more Source:: Science
Small cluster of neurons is off-on switch for mouse songs
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Researchers have isolated a cluster of neurons in a mouse’s brain that are crucial to making the squeaky, ultrasonic ‘songs’ a male mouse produces when courting a potential mate. …read more Source:: Science
The brains of birds synchronize when they sing duets
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Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing together. …read more Source:: Science
Brain’s insular cortex processes pain and drives learning from pain
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Neuroscientists have discovered an area of the brain, the insular cortex, that processes painful experiences and thereby drives learning from aversive events. …read more Source:: Science
How we make complex decisions
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Neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that helps break complex decisions down into smaller pieces. The study sheds light on how the brain reasons about probable causes of failure after …read more Source:: Science
Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death
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Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig’s brain four hours after its death, a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the timing and irreversible nature of the cessation …read more Source:: Science
Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution
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An international team of researchers presents the first observations of the development of the skull and brain in the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae. Their study provides new insights into the …read more Source:: Science
Fast, flexible ionic transistors for bioelectronic devices
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Researchers have developed the first biocompatible internal-ion-gated organic electrochemical transistor (IGT) that is fast enough to enable real-time signal sensing and stimulation of brain signals. The IGT provides a miniaturized, …read more Source:: Science
How the brain responds to texture
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New research by neuroscientists shows that as neurons process information about texture from the skin, they each respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of …read more Source:: Science