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Neural Circuit: A neural circuit is a group of neurons that are conncted by synapses to carry out a specific function when activated. Their main function is to form large scale brain networks.
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MAR 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2023Neuroscience
The mysteries behind the brain's preference for giving time over money are starting to unravel.Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 07, 2023Neuroscience
The judicial system assumes we process all information, past and present, to produce our actions. That assumption is dan ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 30, 2023Health & Medicine
Japanese Matcha tea powder is known to boost energy, clarity, and mood. The powder activates dopaminergic neural circuit ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 26, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Yo-yo dieting, or the yo-yo effect refers to a cyclical process of weight loss and gain that many people can experience.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2023Neuroscience
Scientists are always seeking new methods to boost neural regeneration for traumatic brain injuries, but this goal is ch ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 10, 2023Neuroscience
Neurons in the human brain form an astonishing number of connections; it's thought that there are anywhere from tens of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2023Neuroscience
A University of California, Riverside research team examined how the brain processes and stores memories of traumatic ex ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 15, 2022Neuroscience
Many studies have highlighted the negative health effects of stress, but a recent study sheds light on how chronic stres ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 11, 2022Neuroscience
We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain wha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2022Neuroscience
People have to experience fear so they can learn to avoid dangerous situations. But some memories can be more persistent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Neuroscience
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 LeitchSEP 06, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Current Biology found that fruit flies have internal sensors, or “absolute heat” recept ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 19, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Nature Communications reports that a key function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is to help ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 20, 2022Neuroscience
There is no good model for investigating the human brain. A lot of what we know about which parts of the brain perform w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Neuroscience found that different areas of the brain are activated depending on the type of creativ ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 25, 2022Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is changing what we thought we knew about a common brain receptor in the brain. Glutamate receptors modulat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2021Neuroscience
The American scientist Amber L. Alhadeff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the Uni ...DEC 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
A detailed map of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain was created by a team of researchers, who worked on the projec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers can remotely control the brain circuits of multiple animals at the same time using the internet. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2023
Neuroscience
The mysteries behind the brain's preference for giving time over money are starting to unravel.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 07, 2023
Neuroscience
The judicial system assumes we process all information, past and present, to produce our actions. That assumption is dan
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 30, 2023
Health & Medicine
Japanese Matcha tea powder is known to boost energy, clarity, and mood. The powder activates dopaminergic neural circuit
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 26, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Yo-yo dieting, or the yo-yo effect refers to a cyclical process of weight loss and gain that many people can experience.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Scientists are always seeking new methods to boost neural regeneration for traumatic brain injuries, but this goal is ch
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 10, 2023
Neuroscience
Neurons in the human brain form an astonishing number of connections; it's thought that there are anywhere from tens of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2023
Neuroscience
A University of California, Riverside research team examined how the brain processes and stores memories of traumatic ex
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 15, 2022
Neuroscience
Many studies have highlighted the negative health effects of stress, but a recent study sheds light on how chronic stres
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 11, 2022
Neuroscience
We need to be aware of our body to move properly, and we have special neurons in our muscles that can tell our brain wha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2022
Neuroscience
People have to experience fear so they can learn to avoid dangerous situations. But some memories can be more persistent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 06, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Current Biology found that fruit flies have internal sensors, or “absolute heat” recept
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 19, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Nature Communications reports that a key function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is to help
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 20, 2022
Neuroscience
There is no good model for investigating the human brain. A lot of what we know about which parts of the brain perform w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Neuroscience found that different areas of the brain are activated depending on the type of creativ
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 25, 2022
Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is changing what we thought we knew about a common brain receptor in the brain. Glutamate receptors modulat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2021
Neuroscience
The American scientist Amber L. Alhadeff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the Uni
...
DEC 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
A detailed map of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain was created by a team of researchers, who worked on the projec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers can remotely control the brain circuits of multiple animals at the same time using the internet. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch