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Pregnancy cytokine levels impact fetal brain development and offspring behavior

Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring’s risk for psychiatric conditions. The findings are surprising because ci…

Illusion helps demystify the way vision works

Research shows that a certain kind of visual illusion, neon color spreading, works on mice. The study is also the first to combine the use of two investigative techniques called electrophysiology and optogenetics to study this illusion. Results from ex…

Robotic nerve ‘cuffs’ could help treat a range of neurological conditions

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to develop the devices, which could be used for the diagnos…

Neurons spoil your appetite

A brain circuit inhibits food intake during nausea.

New research shows ‘profound’ link between dietary choices and brain health

New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain health.

Chemical tool illuminates pathways used by dopamine, opioids and other neuronal signals

Researchers have developed a new tool to better understand how chemicals like dopamine and epinephrine interact with neurons.

Innovative microscopy demystifies metabolism of Alzheimer’s

Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer’s disease.

Social media affects people’s views on mental illness

Even subtle differences in the wording of social media messages may be enough to sway young people’s beliefs about depression and anxiety and their treatment.

In the brain, bursts of beta rhythms implement cognitive control

Bursts of brain rhythms with ‘beta’ frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of cognition and clinical disorders, researchers argue in a n…

Exploring brain synchronization patterns during social interactions

Social interactions synchronize brain activity within individuals and between individuals. In a new study, researchers compared brain synchronization between pairs of people with relatively strong social ties (acquaintance pairs) and pairs with almost …