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Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression
Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states.
Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression
Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression

Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states.

Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states.

brain, neuroscience

A researcher looks at the screen of an imaging equipment. She sees a picture of a Western blot membrane.
The Mysterious Western Blot Message
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Elissavet Chartampila meticulously crafted handwritten labels for her lab tools. Little did she know that some labels last forever.
a Taenia solium parasite, a human brain, and lines that represent an electroencephalogram (EEG) recording.
How a Parasite Excites the Brain
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Feb 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Tapeworm larvae may cause seizures by releasing excitatory amino acids into the brain.
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Natural Trip: Endogenous Psychedelics and Human Physiology
The Scientist | 1 min read
Researchers explore the trippy science behind natural hallucinogens in humans. 
You Are When You Eat
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Nov 20, 2023 | 3 min read
Intermittent fasting regulates biological time and improves disrupted sleep in an Alzheimer’s disease model.
Infant hands holding bottle of milk on light blue floor background.
Myo-inositol in Human Breast Milk Improves Brain Connectivity
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Oct 16, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers find that the sugar myo-inositol is abundant early in lactation and increases synapse size and abundance in the developing brain.
Learn about effective biomarker detection from the blood
Next-Level Neuroscience
The Scientist and MilliporeSigma | 1 min read
Researchers use Single Molecule Counting (SMC®) technology to probe brain biomarkers.
Chemical structures of DMT, Psilocybin and serotonin
Infographic: What a Trip
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 2 min read
Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.
The image shows two adult prairie voles. The voles have a brown coat and are touching each other’s snouts.
Molecular Signatures of a Broken Heart
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 3 min read
The transcriptional profiles in the brains of prairie voles changed after a long breakup, revealing a molecular shift that might help them cope with the loss of a partner.
Capturing Brain Complexity in Assembloids 
Capturing Brain Complexity in Assembloids
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Jimena Andersen and Jens Schwamborn will describe the next-generation brain organoids that combine multiple brain regions and cell types in 3D cultures.
3D multicolored conceptual image representing hallucinogens and the human brain.
Natural High: Endogenous Psychedelics in the Gut and Brain
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 8 min read
Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.
Image representing states of consciousness
High Time: The Roles of Endogenous Psychedelics
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Aug 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Steven Barker is on a forty-seven-year-long journey to understand the mind-blowing science of psychedelics.
The Mosaic Brain
Sejal Davla, PhD | 1 min read
How somatic mutations cause brain diseases
Two human brain illustrations
An Advocate for the Female Brain
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Jul 5, 2023 | 2 min read
Rebecca Shansky studies both female and male rodents to ensure that scientists have a complete and unbiased picture of the brain.
Illustration of neuron cells network
A Complete Brain Wiring Map
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Jul 5, 2023 | 2 min read
Scientists developed new tools for brain reconstruction and analysis to create and characterize a complete brain wiring map of the fruit fly larva for the first time.
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Revealing Neuronal Influencers Among the Gut Microbiome
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Sarkis Mazmanian and Daniel Mucida highlight how intestinal bacteria influence neuronal function and regeneration.
fMRI scan of two brains
New Brain Network Connecting Mind and Body Discovered
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 19, 2023 | 4 min read
A new brain network responsible for complex movements may upend what we know about neural maps in primary motor areas
Histology of brain
Rare Autism-Linked Mutation Starves Growing Neurons of Essential Nutrients
Lauren Schenkman, Spectrum | Apr 18, 2023 | 4 min read
The mutation prevents certain amino acids from entering neurons, causing the cells to die early in development.
Explore how scientists determine the atomic structures of protein aggregates
Revolutionizing Neurodegeneration Research with Cryo-EM
The Scientist and Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 min read
Advancements in cryo-EM technology allow researchers to develop drugs and diagnostic tools for neurodegenerative diseases.
Histology showing IL-6 expression
Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids
Charles Q. Choi, Spectrum | Apr 17, 2023 | 4 min read
The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.
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