News tagged with journal of neuroscience

Small Fingers More Touch Sensitive

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

11 hours ago | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

When it comes to finger sensitivity, bigger isn't always better.

Researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurons at birth

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Nov 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (7) | 2

At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected.

Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of ...

Findings could speed the development of drugs for Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease.

Rain or Shine? Computer Models How Brain Cells Reach a Decision

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 14, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how the brain makes decisions based on statistical probabilities-as, for instance, when a doctor makes a diagnosis based on several conflicting ...

RXR activation -- hope for new Parkinson's disease treatment

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Following up on their previous work showing the rescue of dopamine neurons by chemicals that interact with the retinoid X receptor (RXR), researchers have now investigated the potential of these chemicals, known as RXR ligands, ...

Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

Glial cells, which help neurons communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according to new research in the Dec. 2 issue ...

New source discovered for the generation of nerve cells in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

The research group of Professor Magdalena Gotz of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munich (Germany) has made a significant advance in understanding regeneration processes in the brain. The researchers ...

Scientists find clue to mystery of biological clock

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Nov 30, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

How does our biological system know that it is supposed to operate on a 24-hour cycle? Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that a tiny molecule holds the clue to the mystery.

More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published in the December issue of the journal CNS Sp ...

Music and speech based on human biology (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 03, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of studies by Duke University neuroscientists shows powerful new evidence of a deep biological link between human music and speech.

Report Says Musicians Hear Better Than Non-Musicians

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Journal of Neuroscience reports this week that musicians are better than non-musicians at recognizing speech in noisy environments.  The finding from a study conducted by neurobiologists at Nor ...

Neuroscience in the driving seat

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

It emerged today that more drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than two years ago, despite the introduction of tougher penalties. The Transport Research Laboratory is worried because phone-using drivers ...

New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

16 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The finding connects low omega-3s to ...

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