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A Crucial Role of Brain’s Striatum Cilia in Time Perception

Destruction or removal of the cilia in the striatum impairs time perception and judgment, new research suggests. The findings could have implications for a range of diseases including schizophrenia, ASD, and Parkinson's. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/n2uFlvf

Alzheimer’s Amyloid-Clearing Monoclonal Antibody Drug Lecanemab Shows Positive Results, Poised for FDA Approval

Lecanemab, an amyloid-clearing monoclonal antibody drug shows positive results in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The drug is now poised for FDA approval early in 2023. Lecanemab slows cognitive decline by 27%. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/GM6Ke0F

Silent Synapses Are Abundant in the Adult Brain

The adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses", or immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they are required for learning new information and storing new memories. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/lc6Wu3T

Adverse Psychosocial Factors in Childhood Are Associated With Worse Midlife Learning and Memory

Researchers report a link between adverse psychosocial factors experienced during childhood and cognitive function during midlife. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/qUfjOCe

Key Factors Identified for Regeneration of Brain Tissue

Researchers have identified two proteins that prevent the formation of scars in the brain and help promote the regeneration of new neural tissue. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/lm42GuZ

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

Single neurons conveying visual information about two separate objects in line of sight do so by alternating signals about one object or the other. However, when the two objects overlap, brain cells detect them as a single entity. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4ZeEDGj

The Brain’s Immune Cells Can Be Triggered to Slow Down Alzheimer’s Disease

Activating TREM2 on microglia in the brains of those with Alzheimer's could help slow down the progression of the neurodegenerative disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/LDTO91o

Neurotic Personality Trait a Key Risk Factor for Stress Perception

People with a neurotic personality type have a stronger relationship with both stressor exposure and perceived stress than any of the other four personality types. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Asbhk8i

Childhood Poverty Impacts Well-Being in Middle Age

The financial circumstances a child experiences impact their well-being between the ages of 41 and 65. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/oNgnhjz

Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in Children

Higher weight and body mass index in pre-adolescence was associated with poor brain health. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/MGVb5Wy

People With Depression Are Less Likely to Have Children

Men with depression are 33% less likely to have children, and depressed women are 15% less likely to have children than their peers who do not suffer from depression. Additionally, women are more likely to suffer symptoms of depression during their childbearing years. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/BhtrHpq

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

Augmenting exposure therapy with ten minutes of aerobic exercise reduces PTSD symptom severity for up to six months after a nine-week course of treatment ends. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vsfOiBu

525-Million-Year-Old Fossil Defies Textbook Explanation for Brain Evolution

The fossil of a 525-million-year-old tiny sea creature with a preserved nervous system may solve a century-long debate about how the brains of arthropods evolved. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nIA5so7

Why We Feel Like Christmas Comes Around More Quickly Each Year

For children, the run-up to Christmas seems to take forever, but for adults, time appears to fly as the Holiday season approaches. Researchers say this is because our perception of time alters as we age. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fKDahc6

A Brain Circuit Underpinning Locomotor Speed Control

A neural circuit that decodes the start, duration and sudden change of speed of locomotion has been identified. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/5npFZjY

What Octopus and Human Brains Have in Common

Octopuses have a massively expanded repertoire of miRNA in their neural tissue, reflecting a similar development to that which occurred in vertebrates. Findings suggest miRNA plays a significant role in the development of complex brains. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vOBT7uR

Educational Background and Previous Brain Injury May Be Associated With Higher Risk of Frontotemporal Dementia

Previous TBI increased the risk of frontotemporal dementia in those without a genetic risk factor for FTD. Additionally, researchers found those with FTD tend to be less educated than those with Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/flJOQqs

Protein Shapes Could Indicate Parkinson’s Disease

The shape of a specific set of proteins differs in the spinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease compared to those without the neurodegenerative disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2jwDRoP

Older Adults Live Longer in Counties With Greater Age Bias

Contrary to expectations, researchers found older adults who live in countries with greater age bias had better health outcomes than those who lived in countries with less age bias. The study found older people tend to live longer in countries with more negative attitudes toward the aging population. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/P4qKM90

Essential Signaling Pathway for Neuronal Connectivity During Brain Development Identified

Study reveals a signaling pathway that controls the formation of synapses between pyramidal neurons and inhibitory neurons expressing the parvalbumin protein. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4pRSMPt

Picky Eaters Are Put Off by Food Depending on Plateware Color

The color of the plate food is served on influences taste perception, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OX0JrPZ

Krill Oil Protects Dopaminergic Neurons From Age-Related Degeneration

Krill oil protects dopaminergic neurons from age-related degeneration, decreases alpha-synuclein aggregation, and improves dopamine-dependent cognition and behavior in lab models of Parkinson's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/tknWf3S

Family Involvement May Lead to Better Patient Outcomes in Psychosis Treatment

Study reveals the benefits of family involvement in treatment outcomes for those who suffer from psychosis. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/PkCSXt0

Gene-Delivering Viruses Reach the Brain in Step Toward Gene Therapy for Neurological Diseases

Researchers have developed a family of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) that are able to cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapies directly to the brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/CtZbMhA

Drinking During Pregnancy Changes Baby’s Brain Structure

Pregnant women who drink small-to-moderate amounts of alcohol during pregnancy risk altering their baby's brain structure and delaying brain development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ay4Lv5Q

Children as Young as 10 Are Repeat Self-Harming

One-quarter of teens and young adults engaged in episodes of self-harm on more than one occasion. Repeated self-harm episodes are more likely to occur during the first year of the first episode, with the greatest risk within the first month. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/E16wpr7

Gene Mutation Leading To Autism Found to Overstimulate Brain Cells

A gene associated with autism overstimulates brain cells far greater in neurons without the mutation. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3CRGydV

Many Adolescents Game a Lot Without Negative Effects on Their Wellbeing

44% of adolescents who game heavily report a better sense of wellbeing than those who game less or don't play video games at all. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/cGo8tqV

NSAIDs May Worsen Arthritis Inflammation

Taking NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen for arthritis may make inflammation worse over time, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/aC1zjb9

MRI Reveals Significant Brain Abnormalities Post-COVID

Neuroimaging study reveals significant brain changes in areas associated with language comprehension, cognition, and circadian rhythm control six months after COVID-19 infection. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vU5SoX0

Exercise Addiction Is a Real Mental Health Condition, Yet Still Poorly Understood

Exercise addiction is an obsessive or compulsive desire to exercise, even when it is detrimental to health. Researchers evaluate what causes exercise addiction and focus on methods to curb the compulsion to exercise. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/YAgV40h

Why Magical Thinking Is So Widespread

Study explores why we hold irrational and superstitious beliefs, and how they can provide comfort. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4KIpGfd

Artificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All

"Off-line" periods during AI training mitigated "catastrophic forgetting" in artificial neural networks, mimicking the learning benefits sleep provides in the human brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OcsAhqE

Neonicotinoid Causes ASD-Like Symptoms

Disrupted neurotransmission via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors during fetal development results in an impaired preference for animate objects similar to autism in chick models. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ez0vMuL

Visualizing Brain Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Novel PET imaging probes will show real-time brain activity that occurs during disease progression in autism and Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/yKAiq69

Improvisation and Creativity in Professional Jazz Musicians

Professional jazz musicians play certain combinations of notes and "licks" with more constant timing and force than other notes. Findings suggest jazz musicians possess a collection of patterns that are directly grounded in their brains and bodies. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nHw96dX

With Training, People in Mind-Controlled Wheelchairs Can Navigate Normal, Cluttered Spaces

New brain-machine interface technology allows those who are immobile to control their wheelchairs through mind control. The BMI allows users to traverse natural and cluttered environments after training. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fKZgRYt

Moral Behavior Pays Off

Coupling two approaches of game theory sheds light on how moral norms and selfless behaviors evolved. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/EVj9A5F

Brain Organoids Reveal in Detail the Harms of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

A new brain organoid study reveals how alcohol exposure hinders the development and function of new brain cells. Fetal alcohol exposure impaired cortical functioning in the organoid model. Researchers say during pregnancy, no amount of alcohol is safe when it comes to healthy fetal development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/gU1nuND

A Connection Between Diabetes Medications and Multiple Sclerosis

People over the age of 45 who use anti-hyperglycemic medications to control their Type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis. However, those who are under 45 and take anti-hyperglycemic medications are at reduced risk of MS. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ohpvC4c

Repairing Gut Saves Brain Function After Stroke

Transplanting intestinal epithelial stem cells from healthy donors reduced stroke-induced mortality, decreased the volume of dead brain tissue and gut leakiness, and prevented stroke-induced cognitive decline. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ss9OMke

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Associated With Serious Forms of Cardiovascular Disease

People with subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD), a form of age-related macular degeneration, are more likely to have underlying heart damage as a result of heart failure or heart attacks, or other forms of cardiovascular disease associated with increased stroke risk. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fQ1657T

Being Comfortable With Aging Can Benefit Sex Life

Older adults who feel more positively about aging tend to have more fulfilling love lives, a new study reveals. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/coCwx3q

Violent Sexual Predators Use Dating Apps as Hunting Grounds

Many people turn to dating apps to find companionship and love, however, researchers say sexual predators are using dating apps to secure new victims. A new study reveals 14% of rapes committed by an acquaintance occurred as a result of meeting via a dating app. Victims with mental illnesses and other vulnerabilities were the most targeted, and the attacks were significantly more violent. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/7UAynL6

Some Reduced-Carb Diets May Decrease Diabetes Risk, but Others May Raise It

Animal-based low-carb diets were associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, while plant-based low-carb diets were associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/q6VIXxa

Social Media Could Open Doors for Studying Memory

Social media presents a new way for researchers to study memory. User-created media can evoke memories of emotion, location, time and other memory content all at once. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/QtuX4Pg

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Undermines Insulation of Brain’s ‘Wiring’

When people carry the Alzheimer's associated APOE4 gene, oligodendrocytes fail to transport fatty molecules to wrap neurons that make brain circuitry connections. This deficit of myelin may contribute to the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/BLDsjHr

Corporal Punishment Affects Brain Activity, Anxiety, and Depression

Corporal punishment increases the risk of developing anxiety and depression in adolescents, researchers report. Additionally, corporal punishment alters brain activity and impacts brain development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/bWvYcoF

Why Alzheimer’s Disease Damages Certain Parts of the Brain

Parts of the brain in which the APOE gene is most active are the areas that sustain the most damage associated with Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/y8xK35M

Is Ayahuasca Safe? New Study Tallies Adverse Events

Used to help treat mental health conditions, and improve spirituality, the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca is becoming more popular. Researchers say there is a high rate of adverse physical and psychological effects from using ayahuasca although they are not generally severe. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/TXhSHwm