Summary: Scientists have unearthed a cluster of neurons, which control our urge to avert our gaze from frightening situations. The team studied fruit fly brains and found these neurons release…
Category: neurobiology
Conceptual Linking: How Pain Avoidance Can Spread to Safe Activities
Summary: Avoiding activities associated with past pain can cause individuals to shun related tasks that might be painless. This avoidance may generalize to safe activities, leading to needless abstention from…
Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions
Summary: A recent study reveals how different brain areas are activated when processing music and language. Using direct brain recordings during an awake craniotomy, the researchers observed shared temporal lobe…
Master Your Breath, Master Your Health: The Transformative Power of Controlled Breathing
Summary: Breathing, an autonomous function, also possesses a feature unique to a few bodily activities: we can control it. According to research, controlled breathing stimulates the nervous and cardiovascular systems,…
Creative Minds at Ease: Making the Most of Idle Time for Innovation
Summary: Creative people effectively utilize downtime by exploring their thoughts. The research demonstrated that creative individuals were less prone to boredom when left alone, as they allowed one idea to…
Schizophrenia Linked to Non-Inherited Genetic Mutations
Summary: Researchers found a link between schizophrenia and somatic copy-number variants, mutations occurring post-inheritance. The study scrutinized genotype-marker data from over 20,000 blood samples, identifying two genes, NRXN1 and ABCB11,…
Redefining Depression: TBI Affective Syndrome Discovered
Summary: A new study suggests that depression post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be a distinct disease separate from traditional major depressive disorder. This revelation, arising from unique patterns observed in…
Perceptions of Past Abuse: Memory of Childhood Trauma Impact Mental Health More Than Abuse Itself
Summary: he recollection and processing of childhood abuse or neglect can significantly impact mental health in adulthood, more than the experiences themselves. The research revealed that self-reported experiences of early…
Learning Capabilities Persist in Dementia Patients
Summary: Dementia patients can still learn new skills, challenging common misconceptions about the disease. The researcher exposed dementia sufferers to tablet computers for the first time and, despite memory decline,…
