Deep sleep brain activity helps mice resist social stress
Most adult sleep is non-rapid eye movement (REM), which is restorative and promotes resilience to stressful conditions. However,…
Loneliness can reprogram the brain to increase alcohol use
Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that push alcohol consumption, reports a new preclinical study led by…
Using AI to improve precision of visual cortical prostheses
Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the potential to make…
Silencing prefrontal cortex helps mice adopt better strategies
The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability…
Researchers uncover hierarchical sensory processing system in the zebrafish brain
How does the brain make sense of what we see, hear, and feel—and transform these separate signals into…
Frequent TV watching links to higher white matter lesion volume
A 24-year ARIC analysis suggests that the setting in which people sit may matter for brain measures linked…
Salk neuroscientists identify traveling brain waves as a computational engine
Your brain has something surprising in common with the ocean: waves! Electrical activity washes over the brain’s surface,…
Study links oxalate to systemic inflammation and heart damage
Oxalic acid might do more than just contribute to the formation of kidney stones — it may also be an…
Mirror exposure shapes the social brain in young infants
A study assessed whether exposure to their own reflection influences the development of facial mimicry, a process associated…
Brain remodeling bypasses the prefrontal bottleneck to automate complex skills
New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge…
Study reveals brain mechanisms behind post-stroke urinary incontinence
A new USC-led study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals the neural mechanisms that contribute to urinary…
New optogenetic method precisely controls marmoset brain communication pathways
Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on…