10-08-26 Functioning much like gears in a machine, cellular motor proteins are critical to dynamic(动态的,动力的) functions throughout the body, including muscle contraction, cell migration and cellular growth processes. Now, neuroscientists from UC Irvin...
10-08-11 Ever wonder why some people can sleep through just about anything, while others get startled awake at each and every bump in the night? A new report in the August 10th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offers some insight: sound sl...
10-08-11 The authors of a new study in Biological Psychiatry explore pharmacological(药理学的) strategies for reducing cocaine self-administration in animals that may have implications for treating cocaine dependence in humans. Glutamate is the primary exc...
10-08-04 Where you grow up can have a big impact on the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and even how your brain works. In a report in a special section on Culture and Psychology in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for P...
10-07-29 A specific area in our brains is responsible for processing information about human and animal faces, both how we recognize them and how we interpret facial expressions. Now, Tel Aviv University research is exploring what makes this highly specializ...
10-07-26 Patients with deadly glioblastomas(恶性胶质瘤) who received high doses of radiation that hit a portion of the brain that harbors neural stem cells had double the progression-free survival time as patients who had lower doses or no radiation target...
10-07-25 Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills. 美国一项研究发现,学习乐器能够使大脑发生变化,音乐训练能够提高演讲和外语水平。 A man plays...
10-07-16 Astrocytes(星形胶质细胞) - brain cells named after their characteristic star-shape and previously thought to act only as the 'glue' between neurons(神经原) , have a central role in the regulation of breathing, according to scientists. The findin...
10-07-13 Struggling with your chip shot(打高球,削球) ? Constant drills with your wedge(楔子) may not help much, but mixing in longer drives will, and a new study shows why. Previous studies have shown that variable practice improves the brain's memory o...
10-07-09 Scientists have discovered a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of newborn neurons(神经原,神经细胞) in the brain's memory hub. The research, funded in part by the National Inst...