A few nerve fibers connect the brain’s two hemispheres
The corpus callosum, a dense, 200 million-axon bridge between brain hemispheres, coordinates motor, sensory and cognitive functions for integrated thinking
Category: Neuroscience
Unstable blood pressure may indicate early brain decline in seniors
Unstable blood pressure may signal early brain decline in seniors, as studies link BP variability to weaker cognition and arterial changes over hours to days
Scientists urgently seek to define consciousness as AI advances
An urgent multidisciplinary effort is underway to define consciousness, a philosophical and scientific puzzle that has taken on new weight…
Two blood biomarkers combined improve ALS diagnosis
Researchers have identified a new method that significantly enhances the diagnostic accuracy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by combining…
Detailed mouse brain atlas maps developmental growth
A team of scientists has developed the first high-resolution, time-lapsed 3D atlas of the mouse brain’s development during a critical…
Immune cell stress pathway drives chemotherapy nerve damage
Scientists have identified a specific stress-response pathway in immune cells as a primary driver of the nerve damage that affects…
Brain’s sensory expectations configure neural activity before disturbances
New research shows the brain uses sensory expectations to pre-configure motor circuits before disturbances, linking probabilistic cues to faster responses
Epilepsy after brain injury increases mortality risk for veterans
Veterans who develop epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of death compared to veterans…
Researchers identify risk factors for vision loss from high brain pressure
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Researchers develop a sensitive MRI method that directly images the myelin sheath, yielding quantitative maps to monitor MS progression with sub-2 mm resolution