Researchers solve puzzle about link between genetic mutations, mating in fruit flies

Click here to view original web page at www.eurekalert.org ANN ARBOR–More than a century ago, early geneticists showed that the inheritance of a single mutation by fruit flies can change the insect’s body color and simultaneously disrupt its mating behavior. The studies, performed in the laboratory of Thomas Hunt Morgan, were the first to demonstrate … Continue reading “Researchers solve puzzle about link between genetic mutations, mating in fruit flies”

Monkeys can also thank their body for vocal development, not only their brain

Click here to view original web page at eurekalert.org IMAGE: Coen Elemans view more Credit: University of Southern Denmark Normally we think about the brain as an all-controlling organ that guides the development of all bodily organs and functions. But according to the authors of a new paper in Nature Communications , this is not … Continue reading “Monkeys can also thank their body for vocal development, not only their brain”

Woodford cut down as fund chopped and burned

Click here to view original web page at www.fiercebiotech.com Neil Woodford After being hailed as a near mystic when it came to stock picks, Britain’s once great oak has been cut down to a sapling as Neil Woodford gets the ax and his eponymous fund is cut up. Things have been sliding for years, with … Continue reading “Woodford cut down as fund chopped and burned”

Cognition Therapeutics Sponsoring Satellite Symposium on “Sigma-2 Receptors: Role in Health and Disease” during Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Click here to view original web page at www.globenewswire.com PITTSBURGH, Oct. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. , a clinical stage neuroscience company focused on the protection and restoration of synaptic function in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, today announced its sponsorship of the Fourth International Symposium on Sigma-2 Receptors: Role in … Continue reading “Cognition Therapeutics Sponsoring Satellite Symposium on “Sigma-2 Receptors: Role in Health and Disease” during Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting”

Eli Lilly to shutter neuroscience R&D center next year

Click here to view original web page at www.fiercebiotech.com The operations out of Erl Wood will be wound up in 2020. (Eli Lilly/LinkedIn) Eli Lilly is closing down its U.K.-based Erl Wood neuroscience in Surrey, leading to cuts and relocations. According to a local report from the Basingstoke Gazette, the research house will be closed … Continue reading “Eli Lilly to shutter neuroscience R&D center next year”

Happy, angry or neutral expressions? Eyes react just as fast

Click here to view original web page at www.eurekalert.org IMAGE: This is a participant during EEG testing. view more Credit: Anap-Lab, University of Göttingen Dr Louisa Kulke from the University of Göttingen has investigated how our eyes and brain react when we see emotionally charged or neutral faces. She combined eye-tracking and electroencephalography (EEG). The … Continue reading “Happy, angry or neutral expressions? Eyes react just as fast”

Psychology student works in biomedical engineering lab to study the migraines that plague her

Click here to view original web page at news.fiu.edu Diana Borrego, undergraduate researcher at FIU’s Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab One out of three people who suffers with migraines experiences migraines with aura. Diana Borrego, a psychology major who conducts research at FIU’s Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab , is one of them. An aura is a … Continue reading “Psychology student works in biomedical engineering lab to study the migraines that plague her”

Religion and the Brain

Click here to view original web page at www.psychologytoday.com What neuroscience research can tell us about prayer. If there are two concepts that seem like parallel lines that will never meet, they would have to be religion and neuroscience . One relies on unquestioning faith while the other is a scientific endeavor that attempts to … Continue reading “Religion and the Brain”

That big neurosciences R&D group Eli Lilly built is being dismantled, with layoffs and parts shipped home to Indianapolis

Click here to view original web page at endpts.com Seven years after Eli Lilly bulked up its neurosciences research group in Surrey and heralded the move as an indication of its commitment to the field, the pharma giant is shutting down and locking up labs. Keep reading Endpoints with a free subscription Unlock this story … Continue reading “That big neurosciences R&D group Eli Lilly built is being dismantled, with layoffs and parts shipped home to Indianapolis”

Why marketing effectiveness ought undergo a revolution

Click here to view original web page at www.campaignlive.co.uk We often don’t recognise a true revolution until after the event; the gift of hindsight and the lessons of history tell us a great deal. Similarly, for many years, effectiveness evaluation has been retrospective and based on members of a target audience’s “rational” post-analysis of what … Continue reading “Why marketing effectiveness ought undergo a revolution”