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November 2024
November 2024 davidjo Tue, 11/05/2024 - 13:55 Research quantifying “nociception” could help improve management of surgical pain The way sensory prediction changes under anesthesia tells us how conscious cognition works Learning the secrets of neural longevity could benefit the aging brain and body alike, research project posits Mixing joy and resolve, event
January 2025
January 2025 davidjo Wed, 01/08/2025 - 15:24 Emery Brown wins National Medal of Science Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces Open technology platform enables new versatility for neuroscience research with more naturalistic behavior New autism research projects represent a broad range of approaches to achieving a shared g
March 2025
March 2025 davidjo Fri, 04/25/2025 - 16:28 MIT method enables ultrafast protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells in organ-scale tissues Study suggests new molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome Even after learning the right idea, humans and animals still seem to test other approaches, study suggests Review: Evidence expanding
May 2025
May 2025 davidjo Tue, 05/27/2025 - 09:27 Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use, improves outcomes In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability Gloria
July 2025
July 2025 davidjo Tue, 07/29/2025 - 16:08 Connect or reject: Extensive rewiring builds binocular vision in the brain Different anesthetics, same result: unconsciousness by shifting brainwave phase Aging Brain Initiative seed grants fund five new projects to address neurodegenerative disease As textbook’s 5th edition hits shelves, Bear reflects on introducing
September 2025
September 2025 davidjo Mon, 12/08/2025 - 10:00 How a rare gene variant contributes to Alzheimer’s disease Study finds key role for non-neural brain cells in processing vision MIT imaging tech promises deepest looks yet into living brain tissue at single-cell resolution When life supplies motivation to do research, a summer at Picower can provide the experien
November 2025
November 2025 davidjo Mon, 12/08/2025 - 10:08 MIT invents human brain model with six major cell types to enable personalized disease research, drug discovery After distractions, rotating brain waves may help thought circle back to the task Small study suggests 40Hz sensory stimulation may benefit some Alzheimer’s patients for years Study finds circular RNA h
January 2026
January 2026 davidjo Thu, 01/08/2026 - 14:16 How vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia Brain waves’ analog organization of cortex enables cognition and consciousness, MIT professor proposes Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed Prefrontal cortex reaches back into the brain to shape how other regions function
March 2026
March 2026 davidjo Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:41 Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice In Rett syndrome, leaky brain blood vessels traced to microRNA Opening a new window on the brainstem, AI algorithm enables tracking of its vital white matter pathways How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development As worms a
May 2026
May 2026 davidjo Tue, 06/16/2026 - 13:56 Rett syndrome study highlights potential for personalized treatments How neurons sense bacteria in the gut A complete rethinking of how our brains use categories to make sense of the world Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find With navigating nematodes, scientists map out h