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- Jiving into Joy: Dance Sessions Elevate Health and Well-being in 85+ Age Groupby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Regular dance sessions can significantly benefit individuals over 85 years old, enhancing their physical activity, social interactions, and personal sense of youth. The "Dance On" project engaged 685 participants aged 55 and older in weekly dance classes over a 12-month span.
- New Insights Into Synaptic Pruning During Brain Developmentby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Researchers shed light on the largely unstudied process of synaptic pruning in brain development, using mouse mitral cells, a neuron type in the olfactory system. The research reveals that neurons receiving a neurotransmitter signal are protected via specific chemical pathways while other dendrites in the same cell are triggered to undergo pruning.
- Childhood IQ and Wealth: Uncovering Diverse Financial Paths in Adulthoodby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Cognitive ability in childhood correlates differently with various aspects of financial wellbeing in adulthood. Researchers analyzed data from 5,858 individuals, considering their cognitive skills at age 10 and their financial status later in life.
- Stressed Brains Amplify Comfort Food Cravingsby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Researchers uncovered how chronic stress in combination with high-calorie diets can amplify our brain's reward system, driving overeating and weight gain. They found that stress inhibits the lateral habenula, a brain area typically curbing such reward signals.
- Ozempic Shows Potential as Treatment for Alcohol Dependenceby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Semaglutide, or Ozempic, a medication used for type 2 diabetes and obesity, may also be effective in treating alcohol dependence. The drug reduced alcohol relapse drinking and overall alcohol intake in rats by more than half.
- COVID-19 Causes Brain Cell Fusion, Leading to Chronic Neurological Symptomsby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Researchers discovered viruses, including COVID-19, can induce the fusion of brain cells, resulting in malfunctions that contribute to chronic neurological symptoms. The study sheds light on how viruses alter the function of the nervous system.
- Can AI Assistants Like ChatGPT Help Address Public Health Questions?by Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
A new study explores the potential of AI assistants, such as ChatGPT, in providing accurate and actionable responses to public health questions. The study evaluated ChatGPT's ability to address a range of common health queries and found that it provided evidence-based responses to 91% of the questions.
- Colorful Foods for Enhanced Visual Rangeby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Supplementing athletes' diets with colorful fruits and vegetables rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, plant compounds known as macular pigments, could improve their visual range. The research highlights how these pigments, which accumulate in the retina, benefit eye health and functional vision. E
- Emotional Switchboard in Mouse Brain Reveals Infanticide Triggerby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
A recent study uncovers the brain mechanism that drives female mice to kill their young. The research identifies a mid-brain region, the principal nucleus of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNSTpr), as a trigger for infanticide in females.
- Alzheimer’s Plaques Might Contribute to Hearing Lossby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
While conducting experiments in mice, researchers stumbled upon a correlation between Alzheimer's disease plaques and hearing loss. In one transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's, older mice exhibited hearing changes akin to those observed in humans with Alzheimer's.
- Neuroticism Amplifies Negative Emotions and Mood Fluctuationsby Neuroscience News on 8 Giugno 2023
Researchers discovered people with higher neuroticism, a trait potentially risking mental health, experience not only amplified negative emotions but also higher mood variability. Using a novel approach from Bayesian statistics, the psychologists analyzed 13 longitudinal datasets to confirm their findings.
- Unleashing the Mind: The Neuroscience of Meditation and its Impact on Memoryby Neuroscience News on 7 Giugno 2023
Meditation's impact on memory is a fascinating confluence of ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience. Evidence suggests meditation can stimulate changes in the brain, or neuroplasticity, potentially fostering structural growth in the hippocampus, a region vital for memory.