12-02-09 Ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New UCLA research may one day help you improve your memory. UCLA neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in human patients by stimulating a critical junction i...

12-02-06 Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. 剑桥大学的科学家称，大脑某些部位畸形的一部分人更容易染上毒瘾。 Red areas show parts of the brain more active...

12-02-06 A genetic variant that increases the risk of a common type of stroke has been identified by scientists in a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published online in Nature Genetics. This is one of the few genetic variants to date to be associated...

12-02-01 New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial（空间的） attention to sound. The study has found t...

12-02-01 In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to control his or her movement. New technology from the University of Bonn in Germany lets researchers observe the deve...

12-01-30 Researchers at Oregon Health Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity（可塑性） of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations le...

12-01-13 Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a gene that tells cells to develop multiple cilia（纤毛，睫毛） , tiny hair-like structures that move fluids through the lungs and brain. The finding may help scientists generat...

12-01-13 A new UC Davis study shows how the brain reconfigures its connections to minimize distractions（分心，干扰） and take best advantage of our knowledge of situations. In order to behave efficiently, you want to process relevant sensory information as...

12-01-12 Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins（内啡肽） in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California,...

12-01-05 Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of being depressed and the use of rating scales that quantify depressive symptoms. Over the past two decades, research...