Exposure to BPA during the gestational period leads to decreased neural viability and neural density in the hippocampus of male offspring. Additionally, exposure led to the dysregulation of ASD-related genes in the hippocampus. Findings suggest BPA may…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eggs Reveal What May Happen to Brain on Impact
Using an egg, researchers discover how trauma occurs to the brain as a result of impact.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Eye Tests Predict Parkinson’s-Linked Cognitive Decline 18 Months Ahead
A simple vision test can predict whether a person with Parkinson’s disease will develop cognitive decline or dementia within 18 months.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Neglect Leaves Generational Imprint
Infant children whose mothers experienced neglect when they were young showed altered brain circuitry in areas associated with anxiety and fear response.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Where Do Our Minds Wander? Brain Waves Can Point the Way
Increased alpha waves in the prefrontal cortex and decreased P3 activity in the parietal cortex are potential neural biomarkers for breaks in our attention span.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Digital Hoarders: We’ve Identified Four Types – Which Are You?
From retaining old emails to accumulating digital files, digital hoarding is emerging as a potential problem for people.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Better Diet and Glucose Uptake in the Brain Lead to Longer Life
Better glucose uptake compensates for age-related motor deterioration and extends lifespan in fruitflies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Magnetic Skin Supports Freedom of Movement for People With Quadriplegia
A novel flexible, breathable magnetic skin allows people with quadriplegia to move around their environment with greater ease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Timing Is of the Essence When Treating Brain Swelling in Mice
Myelomonocytic cells, a type of immune cell, can both harm and help the brain following injury.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: To Get Ahead as an Introvert, Act Like an Extravert. It’s Not as Hard as You Think
Introverts who act like extraverts are viewed by others as having more leadership potential.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why Breastfed Babies Have Improved Immune Systems
Regulatory T cells expand in the first three weeks of life in breastfed babies, and are twice as abundant than in bottle-fed babies. Specifically, the bacterias Veillonella and Gemella are more abundant in the guts of breastfed babies. Veillonella and …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Brain Region Responsible for Self-Bias in Memory
Study implicates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with information processing about the self, in self-bias memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
A novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How and Why Some People Report “Hearing the Dead”
Spiritualist mediums, those who believe they can hear and communicate with the dead, are more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences in early life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How to Bond With Your Kids According to Neuroscience
New research that simultaneously measures brain activity in children and their parents offers insights into bonding.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Perspectives in Human Behavior and Culture
Researchers comment on a new theory of human behavior in traditional societies and advocate for a new, fully integrated evolutionary theory of human behavior.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mothers of Children With Autism Found to Have Significantly Different Metabolite Levels
Two to five years after birth, mothers of children on the autism spectrum have several significantly different metabolite levels than mothers of typically developing children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Acute Itching in Eczema Patients Linked to Environmental Allergens
Those with eczema who produce immunoglobulin E in response to environmental allergens are more likely to experience chronic and acute itching.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Measures Brain Volume Differences in People With HIV
Lower white blood cell count associated with HIV infection was linked to decreased volume in the hippocampus and thalamus.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Links Cellular Transport Pathway to Aggressive Brain Cancer
Researchers have identified a pathway involving a protein called Rab35 in glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports restoring the activity of Rab35 could have therapeutic benefits for those with glioblastoma.
