Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience

    Some grape-scented compounds repel mosquitoes

    Molecules discovered to drive away bugs after researchers identify cells that detect, and are disgusted by, DEET.

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    An on-off switch for eating

    By triggering or silencing certain brain cells, scientists can get mice to feed or stop feeding regardless of hunger.

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    Some schemes to boost brainpower are too clever by half

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    Scented naps can dissipate fears

    People unlearned an odor's unpleasant accompaniment when they smelled it in their sleep.

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    A beacon illuminates a key Alzheimer’s protein

    In PET scans, researchers can now see tau, which accompanies amyloid in diseased brains.

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    Video game sharpens up elderly brains

    Adults over 60 who played for several hours a month beat untrained 20-year-olds in racing game.

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    The Autistic Brain

    Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek.

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    Caffeine shakes up growing mouse brains

    When pregnant mice consumed caffeine, their offspring had altered neurons and faulty memory.

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    One sleepless night weakens resolve in the face of doughnuts

    Sleep loss changes brain activity and food preferences.

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    Camping resets internal clock

    After a week in the wild, people went to bed and got up earlier.

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    Brainwashed

    The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld.

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    The Anorexic Brain

    Neuroimaging improves understanding of eating disorder.

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