The way anxiety affects our perception of changes to our body, such as breathing, could pave the way for more targeted anxiety treatments. Credit: pxf...
Tag: Neuroscience
Why does coronavirus make people lose their sense of smell?
People are very bad at assessing their own sense of smell and often don't realise how important it is until it's gone, say scientists. Credit: Pixabay...
Music therapy: It's all in the beat
Credit: CC0 Public DomainDecades after the "Mozart effect" gripped the world, music has established a solid footing in medical research thanks to musi...
Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder At Harmony Place Monterey
(Photo : Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder At Harmony Place Monterey)Bipolar disorder is a mental condition that is usually marked by extreme changes in m...
A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain
Using a new calcium indicator that accumulates in the cell bodies of neurons (boxes at right), MIT neuroscientists are able to more accurately image n...
Like a treasure map, brain region emphasizes reward location
Credit: CC0 Public DomainWe are free to wander but usually when we go somewhere it's for a reason. In a new study, researchers at The Picower Institut...
Scientists implant mice brains with synthetic odors to study smell
Washington (AFP) - Scientists in the United States have for the first time ever created an electrical signature perceived as an odor in the brains of ...
How does our brain trigger different sighs? New findings could provide answers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne group of neurons controls various types of sighing, but they receive their instructions from different areas of t...
A fair reward ensures a good memory, study reveals
Credit: CC0 Public DomainHow does our memory work, and how can we optimize its mechanisms on a daily basis? These questions are at the heart of many n...