Gazing at your dog can connect your brains, research shows

And some dogs have the same genetic mutation linked to autism in humans.

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Oct. 10, 2024 ~6 min

The way sensory prediction changes under anesthesia tells us how conscious cognition works

A new study adds evidence that consciousness requires communication between sensory and cognitive regions of the brain’s cortex.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Oct. 10, 2024 ~8 min


Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to build new micro-machines that could revolutionise brain health

A team from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms

Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 8, 2024 ~6 min

First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 2, 2024 ~9 min

Research quantifying “nociception” could help improve management of surgical pain

New statistical models based on physiological data from more than 100 surgeries provide objective, accurate measures of the body’s subconscious perception of pain.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 24, 2024 ~10 min

Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you experience two opposite feelings at once

Bittersweet experiences aren’t uncommon. Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same exact moment, or do we just switch quickly back and forth?

Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~9 min


Finding some stability in adaptable brains

New research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Sept. 16, 2024 ~7 min

Study assesses seizure risk from stimulating the thalamus

In animal models, even low stimulation currents can sometimes still cause electrographic seizures, researchers found.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 6, 2024 ~5 min

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