11-09-22 Zinc has been found to play a critical role in regulating communication between cells in the brain, possibly governing the formation of memories and controlling the occurrence of epileptic seizures（癫痫发作） . A collaborative project between Duke...

11-09-22 Scientists have made an exciting breakthrough in unraveling（解开，阐明） the genetic basis of two debilitating neurodegenerative disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS肌萎缩侧索硬化症 ) and frontotemporal dementia ( FTD额颞叶型失智症 ). Two...

11-09-20 Electrically stimulating the brain can help to speed up the process of learning, scientists have shown. 科学家透露，利用电流刺激大脑能加速学习过程。 The brain can change its structure in response to experience and practice Applying a small current t...

11-09-20 Common genetic variants contribute to the risk of schizophrenia（精神分裂症） and bipolar disorder, an international research consortium has discovered. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are common and often devastating brain disorders, affecting a...

11-09-16 Fluctuations（波动） of serotonin（血清素） levels in the brain, which often occur when someone hasn't eaten or is stressed, affects brain regions that enable people to regulate anger, new research from the University of Cambridge has shown. Althoug...

11-09-14 Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes a person's surroundings, according to...

11-09-07 Scientists have discovered a biological switch that gives energy-storing white fat the characteristics of energy-burning brown fat. The findings could lead to new strategies for treating obesity. The animal study by researchers at The Ohio State Uni...

11-09-01 The world's first clinical trial of brain stem cells to treat strokes is set to move to its next phase. 世界首例脑部干细胞治疗中风的临床试验顺利进入下一阶段。 Stem cells may be able to repair the damaged areas of the brain An independent assessment...

11-09-01 Australia's iconic thylacine（袋狼） , or Tasmanian tiger, was hunted to death in the early Twentieth century for allegedly killing sheep; however, a new study published in the Zoological Society of London's Journal of Zoology has found that the tig...

11-08-31 New research from MIT suggests that there are parts of our brain dedicated to language and only language, a finding that marks a major advance in the search for brain regions specialized for sophisticated mental functions. Functional specificity, as...