Written by Brett J. Weiss September 26, 2021 Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay Baylor scientists show a brain region producing memory-based depictions of the environment miscommunicate with a visual region in hallucinating LSD-injected rats. Highlights A brain region that encodes and retrieves memories called the hippocampus shows weak and disorganized communication with a visual …
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Testosterone Improves Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Rats
Testosterone supplementation attenuates age-related cognitive dysfunction and improves mitochondrial function in aged male rat neurons.
COVID-19-Induced Brain and Spinal Cord Injury May Drive Neurological and Psychiatric Complications
COVID-19 patients with psychiatric problems have elevated blood inflammatory markers and an imbalanced immune response.
Oxytocin Hormone and Music Therapy in Anxiety and PTSD
Combining oxytocin and music may provide a way to treat PTSD and anxiety
Study Suggests Cohabitating Couples Exhibit High Levels of Interbrain and Behavioral Synchrony for Optimal Performance of Social Goals
Cohabitating couples have greater interbrain and behavioral synchrony than friends and strangers resulting in better speed and accuracy in social goal performance.
Mother-Child Social Synchrony Lays a Neurological Template for Adolescent and Adult Relationships
Brainwaves in a specific brain region synchronize mother-child neural activity, possibly guiding future research on the social brain.
Human Aggression and the Interplay Between Hormones and Neurons
Scientists from Duke University review studies of testosterone fluctuations in response to competitive social interactions.
Microglia Dysfunction in Brain Pathology
Microglial dysfunction can lead to brain pathologies like autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia.
Scientists Propose a Quantum Theory of Consciousness
Written by Brett Weiss 10-31-2020 Image by Garik Barseghyan from Pixabay Consciousness has puzzled human beings since the dawn of mankind. Philosophers, biologists, physicists, and neuroscientists have all attempted to provide a definitive explanation of it, however, an accurate account is still pending. Great technological advancements in the field of neuroscience have paved the way …
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The evolution of your sense of self
Cognitive scientists proposed that self-consciousness evolved in humans to help individuals identify, negotiate, and promote their status in groups.