Male and female mice show decreased exploratory behavior with age, study finds

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Due to strain-specific behavioral idiosyncrasies, inbred mouse strains are suboptimal research models for behavioral aging studies. The researchers found that both males and females demonstrated decreased exploratory behavior with age, while memory and depressive-like behavior were maintained. Dr. Malin Hernebring from the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience […]

ISG neuroscience centre gets green light

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Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre on Gray’s Inn Road – entrance with the listed building (right) and Alexandra Wing facade (left) Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre on Gray’s Inn Road – walkway Hawkins Brown’s consented plans for the UCL neuroscience centre […]

New physician assistant and neuroscience programs added

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Photo courtesy of Flickr Elizabethtown College is adding new programs and majors to better support student needs and interests. The new neuroscience program is active this semester, and the physician assistant (PA) program will begin December 2020. The neuroscience major was approved last semester and is a collaboration between […]

Social isolation derails brain development in mice

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IMAGE: Social isolation in adolescence disrupts cortical development and goal-dependent decision making in adulthood, despite social reintegration. view more Credit: Hinton et al., eNeuro (2019) Female mice housed alone during adolescence show atypical development of the prefrontal cortex and resort to habitual behavior in adulthood, according to new research […]

‘Neuroscience and the Brain’s GPS’ at Lincolnville Community Library

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“Place Cells, Grid Cells, and Memory” published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. (Photo courtesy Lincolnville Community Library) LINCOLNVILLE — John Williams will give a free talk on “Neuroscience and the Brain’s GPS” on Wednesday, September 18, at 7 p.m., at the Lincolnville Community Library. Discussing the groundbreaking discoveries […]

How the brain repurposes unused regions

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IMAGE: Naturalistic auditory stories synchronize “visual ” cortices across congenitally blind but not sighted individuals. view more Credit: Loiotile et al., JNeurosci (2019) In adults that are born blind, the “visual” cortex is activated in a similar way during a listening task, according to new research in JNeurosci . […]

Brain food: the neuroscience of customer service

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Image © Matthieu / Adobe Stock “What do you mean ‘the neuroscience of customer service’? My job is to treat sick animals, perform surgery, and prevent disease, not worry about ‘the customer experience’.” This quote was being hurled at me from an agitated veterinarian after a recent lecture. This […]

Neuroscience Explains The Rise Of Diseases And Addiction In Modern Society

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This is a modal window. No compatible source was found for this media. The rising number of addiction and diseases has alarmed doctors. However, neuroscience has somehow found a way to explain why such an increase is seen in today’s modern society. The present age ushered in a host […]

Taking out the ‘neurotrash’ of sexist neuroscience

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The brains of men and women may not be so different after all. [Credit: Aron Balogh from “I wanted to call my book Fifty Shades of Grey Matter ,” says British neuroscientist Gina Rippon, “but my publishers didn’t think that was serious enough.” She grins and winks at her […]

Part 1 of 3: Blair’s 2019-2020 club premiere

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An inside look at Blair’s budding communities with STEM interests Blazers are always bursting with ideas—so many that it can be hard to keep track. This school year, a number of new clubs have popped up as fresh outlets for students to express their interests. Read Part 2 on […]