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A new organoid model of the dopaminergic system sheds lights on its intricate functionality and potential implications for Parkinson's disease. The model, developed by the group of Jürgen Knoblich at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology…

Contrary to the commonly-held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, say scientists from the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins…

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. Yet people often do not realize how common concussions are in everyday life, and…

Mushroom body SNN (MBSNN) encodes spatiotemporal memory as KC-KC inhibition. Credit: Science Robotics (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adg3679…

Like many collectors of L.P. records, James Fitzgerald's brother-in-law has a favorite store where he consistently finds the best vinyl for his collection. But there are times when he spends hours at the store and comes up empty. He also…

Can AI Replace Human Intelligence? Everyone has interacted with Artificial Intelligence at some point, maybe without even knowing it. Its rise in recent years has changed the way we get things done in our…

Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered the critical role that lactate plays in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons, a process dubbed neuronal differentiation. They also unearthed a means by which lactate…

As a physical therapist in Shanghai, Zheng Wang worked with people recovering from strokes after their brains had been damaged by oxygen deprivation. They usually followed a predictable recovery pattern, making lots of progress over the…

Averting our eyes from things that scare us may be due to a specific cluster of neurons in a visual region of the brain, according to new research at the University of Tokyo. Researchers found that in fruit fly brains, these neurons release…

That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study by researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and TUD Dresden University of Technology now…