Imagine a situation where one child is teasing another. While the child doing the teasing means it playfully, the other
Leopard geckos can make new brain cells
University of Guelph researchers have discovered the type of stem cell allowing geckos to create new brain cells, providing evidence
Pucker up, baby! Lips take center stage in infants’ brains
A typically developing 2-month-old baby can make cooing sounds, suck on her hand to calm down and smile at people.
Neuronal ‘barcodes’ shape complex networks in the brain
The brain is an enormously complex organ. Understanding how billions of brain cells succeed in making precise connections is a
Fright and flight: Deciding when to escape: Study on instinctive behaviour elucidates a synaptic mechanism for computing escape decisions
How does your brain decide what to do in a threatening situation? A new paper published in Nature describes a
Silence is golden when it comes to how our brains work
It’s the comparative silence between the firing spikes of neurons that tells what they are really up to, scientists report.
Immunization with beneficial bacteria makes brain more stress resilient
Immunization with beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain, making it more resilient to the physical and
Mechanisms of harmful overhydration and brain swelling
We are all familiar with the drawbacks of dehydration, but we rarely hear about the harmful effects of overhydration. For
Personalizing therapeutic brain stimulation: Research could inform development of individualized stimulation protocols for neuropsychiatric disorders
A study of epilepsy patients with implanted electrodes provides an unprecedented view of the changes in brain activity created by
Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism link
University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from