An international team of researchers led by Newcastle University Medical School has discovered an earlier evolutionary origin to the human language pathway...
A new study led by Professor Larry Kramer from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that the impact of microgravity is far-reaching,...
In a new experiment on rats, a team of researchers at Lund University has shown that by transplanting human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived...
Human brains are three times larger, are organized differently, and mature for a longer period of time than those of our closest living relatives, the...
A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a genetic mutation that improves cognitive flexibility in mice.
Hu et al reveal a novel mechanism regulating...
An international team of archaeologists found that the Neanderthals who occupied Gruta da Figueira Brava in the Arrábida range, Portugal, between 86,000...
An international team of paleoanthropologists led by the University of the Witwatersrand has examined the first cervical vertebra (atlas) of the ‘Little...
Daily avocado intake over 12 weeks improved the ability to focus attention and increased concentrations of lutein among adults with overweight and obesity,...
Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences say they have discovered a thriving neuron ‘nursery’...
The Brain Atlas explores the protein expression in the mammalian brain by visualization and integration of data from three species of mammals: human, pig...
A team of researchers from New Zealand and Germany has demonstrated that the honeybee brain generates oscillations which share characteristics of ‘alpha’...
In a study published this month in the journal Science, a team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Macquarie University found that...
Foods high in sucrose, or table sugar, influence brain reward circuitry in ways similar to those observed when addictive drugs are consumed, according...
Striatum, the inner part of the brain, is considered central to decision-making and the development of various addictions. In mouse models and with methods...
Extra-virgin olive oil, a major component of the Mediterranean diet, is rich in cell-protecting antioxidants and known for its multiple health benefits....
New research challenges the long-held idea that, because the brain of human ancestors called australopithecines was larger than that of many modern great...
Cortical arousals and brief awakenings during sleep exhibit non-equilibrium dynamics and complex organization across time scales necessary for spontaneous...
![Winterdahl et al investigated the effects of sucrose using positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging with [11C]carfentanil (μ-opioid receptor agonist) and [11C]raclopride (dopamine D2/3 receptor antagonist) in seven female anesthetized Göttingen minipigs. Image credit: Winterdahl et al, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53430-9.](https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/01/image_8019-Sugar-Brain-195x110.jpg)
