Neuroscience

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (316+ words) The study, published in Neuron on September 14, 2026, was funded by private philanthropy and federal grants from the National Institutes of Health. “The ASt is at a crossroads between the brain’s systems for emotional associations and action selection, but its function…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (393+ words) Newswise — Multitasking feels like a required skill in modern life, but as anyone who has tried keeping track of multiple chat windows, an email inbox, and a stream of phone notifications during a video call can tell you, figuring out…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (604+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new discovery by neuroscientists at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science challenges long-held beliefs in neurobiology about how neurons extend axons to reach their targets. Published in PNAS, the findings provide what the authors call…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (828+ words) Salk Institute scientists create first microprotein atlas of human frontal cortex with and without Alzheimer’s disease, then find link between a microprotein and brain immune cell dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease LA JOLLA—Scientists researching Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration have been…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) According to The Rundown AI, surgeons used real-time AI to flag nerves and vessels during endonasal tumor removal, reducing risk and time. A British patient recently became the first to undergo brain tumor removal with real-time AI monitoring during surgery…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1048+ words) What Are We Really Building with AI and Biocomputing? By Yusha Kahn There is a question increasingly sitting beneath almost every conversation about artificial …...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) The federally funded research, published in Nature Methods, addresses a long-standing challenge in neuroscience and neuropathology: how to continuously observe biological processes that unfold over hours, days and even weeks in the brain. Researchers say the study demonstrates the ability…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (314+ words) Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, gives researchers a powerful way to study brain activity. But the scans can be incredibly noisy for patients and research subjects, with peak sound levels reaching 120 to 138 decibels - about as loud as a jackhammer....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (104+ words) Electricity is typically measured through waves, and the brain operates at different wavelengths based on how active or restful it is. Brainwaves as observed through EEG have different frequencies, including Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma waves. For more information…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) Newswise — For something so familiar to human experience, consciousness is still a mystery. Each day, people cycle through wakefulness and sleep, from a higher level of consciousness to a lower one. What’s more, some people alter their conscious experience with…...