Brain & Behavior

fish in a video game

When Fish “Play,” Dr. Takashi Kawashima Sees How Neurons Work

02.10.2019

Brain & Behavior

A unique fish meets a unique research method to reveal a deep-brain system

brain wave illustration

Firework Memories

15.08.2019

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists have uncovered a neuronal mechanism central to human free recall

calcium spikes in spines

The Spines that Prick Memories

04.07.2019

Brain & Behavior

Healthy nerve cell communication depends on calcium ions. A new study reveals how the ions get to the right place at the right time.

piano notes

Charts in the Keys of Life

03.06.2019

Math & Computer Science, Brain & Behavior

Computerized analysis of playing styles could assist music therapists

inhaling and thinking

Breathe in before Answering: Cognitive Function Tied to Inhalation

20.03.2019

Brain & Behavior

Subjects given problems to solve as they inhaled did better on tests

neuron regeneration

RNA “Specialists” Activate Nerve Regeneration

24.01.2019

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Researchers identify a "switch" that is only active when nerves are injured

human amygdala and cortex

All Too Human

22.01.2019

Brain & Behavior

The price we pay for our advanced brains may be a greater tendency to disorders

pituitary

Where the Blood-Brain Barrier Breaks Down

07.01.2019

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology

The cells that keep blood vessels in the pituitary permeable to hormones may hold the key to future drug delivery

MeCP2 and neurons

The Importins of Anxiety

11.12.2018

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

The discovery of a new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments

spiegel_neurons

Where Inside and Outside Meet in the Brain

03.12.2018

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A unique neural circuit in the cortex controls how internal states affect our ability to learn from outside experience

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