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Dec 01, 2015 08:41 AM EST

Male and Female Brains Don't Exist: You Have a Combination of Both Traits

What's the difference between a male and female brain? There isn't one, according to scientists. Researchers have scanned both male and female brains and have found that there is, effectively, no difference between the two.

Oct 26, 2015 08:31 AM EDT

How to Drive a Cockroach: Scientists Discover Key Neurons that Control Movement

Scientists may have found the key to mind controlling a cockroach. They've identified neurons in a cockroach's brain that control whether the insect walks slow or fast, turns right or left, or downshifts to climb.

Aug 06, 2015 03:32 PM EDT

Stress And Self-Control: It Might Sabotage Our Diet

Alright, ok. We'll admit. During times of excess stress, we've been known to succumb to a crownut or two or sometimes three. But there's a reason for that, science suggests, and here's why. When you're stressed out, a lot, either at work or at home or other facets of your live, comfort foods can com...

Jul 29, 2015 04:44 PM EDT

Brain Chemicals Help Keep Our Wakeful Periods Normal

New findings published in the journal Neuron examine certain brain chemicals involved with wakefulness.

Dec 27, 2014 04:30 PM EST

Scientists Capture Synaptic Transmission in a Live Animal for the First Time

Researchers have observed and measured synaptic transmission in a live animal for the very first time.

Jun 08, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

Analysis of Neuron 'Traffic Jams' in Brain May Help Treat Diseases

The molecular equivalent of traffic jams – a cluster of nerve cells inside the brain – can potentially be the result of cellular degeneration and death. Researchers from the University of Buffalo examined these blockages in the brains of fruit flies.

Jan 16, 2014 03:39 PM EST

Controversial Theory of Consciousness Revisited: Discovery of Quantum Vibrations in 'Microtubules' Inside Brain Neurons

A review and update of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness published in Physics of Life Reviews claims that consciousness derives from deeper level, finer scale activities inside brain neurons.

Nov 01, 2013 07:24 PM EDT

Neuroscientists Discover New ‘Mini-Neural Computer’ in the Brain

Dendrites, the branch-like projections of neurons, were once thought to be passive wiring in the brain. But now researchers at the University of North Carolina have shown that these dendrites do more than relay information from one neuron to the next. They actively process information, multiplying t...

Sep 24, 2013 03:53 PM EDT

Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for the First Time

A new technique that allows scientists to measure the electrical activity in the communication junctions of the nervous systems has been developed by a researcher at Queen Mary University of London.

Sep 10, 2013 04:23 AM EDT

Good Sleep Improves Brain Cell Production

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that the sleeping brain generates cells, which repair nerve cell insulation.

Jul 19, 2013 04:29 PM EDT

New Microelectrode Brain Chip Detects Neuronal Activity in Unprecedented High-Resolution

Researchers of the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH Zurich were able to measure the speed of neuronal signal conduction along segments of single axons in neuronal cultures by using a high-resolution electrical method. The bioengineers are now searching for plausible explanatio...

Jul 18, 2013 03:39 PM EDT