Hidden gene may help strengthen brain function
Researchers have found that a gene called Gomafu might act as a surveillance system of sorts, allowing the brain to change rapidly if necessary....
read moreNew discovery on how several brain areas communicate
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have identified a new pathway within the brain’s striatum that’s used by several brain areas to communicate....
read morePostmortem mouse brain tells us what they learned
Scientists can now read a mouse’s brain after it’s dead to determine what it learned before it died....
read moreMore evidence that Alzheimer’s may be an autoimmune disease...
Scientists have discovered higher levels of an antibody that works against the lipid ceramide, which is increased in Alzheimer’s....
read moreHigh thyroid hormone in pregnancy can affect baby’s brain...
A new study has found that high maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy can negatively affect the baby’s IQ later in childhood....
read moreOur brains age less that original thought
Researchers are now saying that older brains may be more like younger brains than they originally thought....
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