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Painting a Nuanced Picture of Brain System Regulation Moods and Movements
Neuroscience News - 26 Aug 2018 19:39
A new study reports the serotonin system is made up of multiple parallel pathways that affect the brain in different, and sometimes opposing, ways.
A Safe and Non-Invasive Way to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer's Patients
Neuroscience News - 26 Aug 2018 19:36
Researchers use focused ultrasound to safely and non-invasively open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients.
How Sleep May Contribute to Adverse Weight Gain
Neuroscience News - 26 Aug 2018 18:25
Researchers report just one night of sleep loss can have a tissue specific impact on metabolism and the regulation of gene expression. The study could explain why those who suffer chronic sleep loss or work shifts are at...
What Would It Take to Build a Tower as High as Outer Space?
Singularity Hub - 26 Aug 2018 18:00
The human desire to create ever bigger and more impressive structures is insatiable. The pyramids of Ancient Egypt, the Great Wall of China, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai--now the tallest edifice in the world at over 828...
Key Brain Circuits for Reward Seeking and Avoidance Behavior Identified
Neuroscience News - 26 Aug 2018 17:47
Researchers have identified two subpopulations of neurons in the BNST that connect to separate populations of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus which appear to drive two opposing emotional states; avoidance and reward ...
Tech Interfaces Need to Get Better. Extended Reality Can Help
Singularity Hub - 26 Aug 2018 17:00
Throughout history, we have used tools--hammers, canes, paintbrushes--as natural extensions of our bodies. These tools seem to disappear into our hands. But today's electronic devices are unlike the simple tools of the p...
Why Does the Earth Rotate?
Live Science - 26 Aug 2018 13:02Flashing checkerboard patterns let us see a picture that doesn't exist
New Scientist - 26 Aug 2018 09:00
Using patterned light to illuminate an object and then flashing those same patterns on a screen can let our eyes build up an image that isn't really there
Extended use of oral anticoagulant after hospital discharge reduces non-fatal blood clots
EurekAlert! - 26 Aug 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Munich, Germany -- Aug. 26, 2018: The use of an oral anticoagulant medicine in medically ill patients for 45 days following their discharge from the hospital reduces the rate of non-fatal...