While most people prefer to drift off to sleep listening to quieter and slower songs, some feel more relaxed when listening to familiar, high-energy popular music. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ucLjl45
Researchers have successfully created a synthetic version of a small molecule found in a recently discovered sea sponge that appears to have therapeutic benefits for Parkinson's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fzbcJGA
Spatially organized recruitment of neural activity across the motor cortex informs details of planned movements. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Laob1j5
Researchers have identified how two different populations of neurons in the striatum are affected differently in Huntington's disease. The neurodegeneration of one of these populations leads to motor defects while damage to the other population located in striosomes may account for mood disorders associated with the early stages of Huntington's. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/RVIBi7h
Males with the BIN1 Alzheimer's genetic risk factor and poor vascular health showed steeper and more rapid declines in memory than females. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/gtfk8MJ