progscrape: neuroscience

Time duration processing happens in three functional steps, each handled by different brain regions with different tuning properties

44 days ago earth.com brain neuroscience

New research demonstrates that different dimensions of neuroticism serve distinct evolutionary missions—'ensuring survival' versus 'pursuing happiness'

56 days ago eurekalert.org neuroscience

Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked: Chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging are associated with a higher risk of dementia based on the same biological problem: disruption of a sleep-dependent brain rhythm that helps clear waste from the brain.

35 days ago urmc.rochester.edu brain disease neuroscience

Using cannabis and tobacco together increases by three times the risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia among those considered high risk

45 days ago news.vumc.org cannabis neuroscience

Every Organ Teaches Its Nerves What to Become: The gut’s “second brain” has siblings inside the heart, lungs, and pancreas, and each organ builds its own small nervous system from scratch

44 days ago dailyneuron.com brain neuroscience

25 people learned to fly with virtual wings. After flight training, the brain began treating wings more like real limbs

51 days ago sciencenews.org brain flight neuroscience

Stereotypes of autism in TV and film may be linked to delayed diagnosis

52 days ago stir.ac.uk autism neuroscience

Video gaming often sparks debate over harms and benefits

55 days ago psypost.org neuroscience video

After identifying its role in the chronification of osteoarthritis, a new study reveals that the protein Ndfip2 controls sensitivity to mechanical pain, a finding that expands our understanding of chronic pain.

55 days ago doi.org neuroscience

Lithium salts have shown promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing certain proteins in the brain from clumping together

51 days ago psypost.org brain disease neuroscience