A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE has reported on the first human tests of an experimental therapy using sound and light to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). New Atlas reports: Over the last seven years, Li-Huei Tsai and colleagues at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory […]
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Gut Could Sound Early Warning Alarm for Motor Neuron Disease
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Summary: Proteins associated with motor neuron disease, or ALS are present in the gut many years before disease pathologies can be found in the brain. A stool sample or gut biopsy could help identify the presence of MND-associated proteins years before symptoms appear. Source: University of Aberdeen The same […]
Gut Could Sound Early Warning Alarm for Motor Neuron Disease
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Summary: Proteins associated with motor neuron disease, or ALS are present in the gut many years before disease pathologies can be found in the brain. A stool sample or gut biopsy could help identify the presence of MND-associated proteins years before symptoms appear. Source: University of Aberdeen The same […]
Misophonia Is More Than Just Hating the Sound of Chewing
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Summary: A new study contradicts previous findings that suggest misophonia is caused by a supersensitive connection between the auditory cortex and orofacial motor control areas of the brain. Source: Ohio State University Researchers for the first time have identified the parts of the brain involved in a less-commonly studied […]
How Sound Reduces Pain in Mice
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Summary: Researchers have identified a network between the auditory cortex and thalamus that appears to blunt pain when an animal is exposed to specific sounds or noises. Source: NIH An international team of scientists has identified the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice. The findings, which […]
Early Sound Exposure in the Womb Shapes the Auditory System
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Summary: Muffled sounds experienced in the womb prime the brain’s ability to interpret some sounds and may be key for auditory development. Source: MIT Inside the womb, fetuses can begin to hear some sounds around 20 weeks of gestation. However, the input they are exposed to is limited to […]
Sound Science: Researcher Investigates How Music Alters the Mind
Dr. Yune S. Lee has seen the power of sound on the mind. While working as a composer of music for commercials, he was captivated by how the right tune can affect a listener’s mental state. Lee traded his work in the music industry for an academic career in […]
Neuroscientists Explain Why Future Plans Always Sound Fun but Can Be Anxiety-Inducing Day Of
hether it’s a much-needed vacation or a dinner party at your place, there’s something exciting about making plans for the future. You can plot out what you’ll do and when, who will be there, and how amazing it will feel to just kick back and enjoy. But, when the […]
Sound sleep, sound mind: The importance of sleep for preteens’ developing brains
In early adolescence, children’s brain circuits are rapidly maturing, especially those involved in higher-level thought processes. A new study documents the effects of sleep patterns on these circuits. (Image: AdobeStock/Illustration: Sebastian Stankiewicz, Boston Children’s Hospital) When your preteen doesn’t get enough sound sleep, some of the signs, like crankiness, […]
Neck Crepitus: Should You Be Worried About That ‘Cracking’ or ‘Popping’ Sound
Related Articles You’ve been sitting in front of a computer or TV screen for a while and then you turn your head in a different direction, releasing that familiar “cracking” sound in your neck. And you find some relief in that motion, which is more formally known as “neck […]