How the Brain Can Miraculously Switch Off Pain
In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...
Psychedelic Breakthrough: Scientists Successfully Achieve Total Synthesis of Ibogaine
The discovery opens up opportunities to study the therapeutic properties of ibogaine and related compounds. Ibogaine, a ...
Alzheimer's: 'Revolutionary' Discovery May Pave Way To Prevention
The finding may open a whole new world in the study of Alzheimer's disease, said biophysicist Aneta Stefanovska.
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere—New Study Has Linked Them to Cell Death in Our Nervous System
A new study is illuminating how “forever chemicals” can alter our brain cells by impairing the genes ... play a significant role in regulating neuron health were exposed to six particular ...
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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere—New Study Has Linked Them to Cell Death in Our Nervous System
In particular, one gene that is key to neuron survival ... accumulates in a cell and how altered gene behavior would be. So, the team concluded that the changes in gene expression likely depend upon ...
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Neuroscientists crack the code of how we make decisions with new mathematical framework
A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision ...
Neuroscientists Discover a Hidden Brain Circuit That Shapes Every Decision
Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...