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Brain physiology
The brain in the central organ of the nervous system and facilitates bodily functions including senses, movement, emotions, communication, thinking, and memory. There are three parts of the brain: cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. The cerebrum consists of the right and left hemisphere and is involved in functions like touch, vision, hearing, speech, reasoning, and emotions. The cerebellum regulates muscle movements and balance. The brain stem is responsible for automatic functions like breathing, body temperature, digestion, sneezing, and swelling.
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DEC 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Pexel by Fotos da Lua We know stress and sex hormones affect neuron signaling and excitability in diverse ways across th
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 01, 2022
Neuroscience
This may be a way for the brain to learn new information without having to disrupt established, mature synapses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Cardiology
A new study used fMRI to show how stress impacts our appetites and cravings.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
NOV 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed a vaccine that may be able to block the opioid fentanyl from reaching the brain. They note th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine researchers collaborated with the Lyme Disease Research Center to understan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 02, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system is crucial to our health. It has to respond to pathogens and tissue damage quickly by initiating infla
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The lysosome is a small membrane bound organelle that can be found in most animal cells. It was once thought that these
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Neuroscience
A new study conducted by a research team at Children's National Hospital examined how the body’s internal cloc
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 19, 2022
Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) is a common factor among multiple mental health conditions
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Current Biology found that fruit flies have internal sensors, or “absolute heat” recept
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 04, 2022
Neuroscience
Brains sync when collaborating on a task- even when they are not physically together. The corresponding study was publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2022
Neuroscience
Ant colonies make decisions similarly to neural networks in the brain. The corresponding study was published in PNAS.&nb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2022
Technology
Exercising has profound benefits physically, but it can also have enormous benefits for your mental health, as well. Thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
We’ve all what animals see. Do they see the same way humans do in terms of colors, or is the vision of each animal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 07, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice found that dance has physical and mental health
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 31, 2022
Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Cardiology
A blood biomarker could predict dementia years before symptoms develop.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
APR 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can impact anyone, but tends to affects women between the ages of 15 and 45. The dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Neuroscience
If a body is going to function correctly, the cells need to be in the right place. Scientists have learned a lot about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch