People are more creative upon awakening from the earliest stage of sleep: new study
The study appeared in Scientific Reports.
Memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s may be mitigated through deep sleep
Participants completed a memory task involving name-to-face association after getting some shut-eye.
New research finds specific strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria may cause Parkinson’s disease
The research was published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.
Study finds the brains of patients who regained their sight undergo anatomical changes
The results provide more evidence that the window of brain plasticity is much wider than previously believed.
Study explores the importance of octopamine in neurodegeneration
Researchers from Northwestern Medicine have uncovered how octopamine communicates with other cells in mammalian brains to prevent cell death.
Gray matter volume is associated with language impairment in autistic individuals
The study's results have been published in a paper in the journal Scientific Reports.
New research explores how humans struggle to distinguish imagination from reality
Participants were asked to imagine a stimulus and then rate how well they could see it in their minds' eye.
Study explores the pathological role of the gut microbiome in anorexia nervosa
The findings were published in Nature Microbiology.
New research shows there is no set number for time it takes to develop habits
It takes about six months, on average, to form the gym habit: Caltech experts.
The use of deep neural networks to foretell the brain’s processing of natural sounds
The findings were released in Nature Neuroscience.
Changes in the structure of habit-forming brain circuitry may be associated with eating disorders
New research finds circuit-based mechanisms mediating habit formation are at play in habit-driven eating behavior.