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Click here to view original web page at www.patheos.com The idea that neuroscience disproves the existence of free will is prevalent in popular culture. At this point, it’s old news, something that you might hear in passing at a cocktail party or on a talk show. But has it? A closer examination of the literature … Continue reading “Does Neuroscience Disprove Free Will?”
Click here to view original web page at www.eveningexpress.co.uk Hallam Amos will start on the wing for Wales (Adam Davy/PA) Hallam Amos has a neuroscience degree and he could be a junior doctor in three years’ time – but his immediate aim is prescribing World Cup success for Wales. And the Cardiff Blues back might … Continue reading “Amos versatility is just what the doctor ordered for Wales”
Click here to view original web page at www.alzforum.org As if the known universe of RNAs wasn’t vast enough, here’s a new entity: circular RNA. These rings form when the ends of a linear transcript become fastened together. Are they a result of splicing gone haywire, or do they serve a purpose? The latter, according … Continue reading “Mysterious RNA Circles Crop up in Alzheimer’s Brain”
Click here to view original web page at thriveglobal.com Now I’m a bit of a book geek. Every time another one drops through the letterbox in its telltale brown cardboard packaging, my husband rolls his eyes, in a ‘how many more’ kinda way. I must agree that I have enough to keep me going for … Continue reading “New book explains how neuroscience can help us unstick our life and work”
Click here to view original web page at www.bcm.edu A sculpture of a cross-section of the human brain. Dr. Joshua Shulman, associate professor of neurology, neuroscience and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital. A collaborative study published … Continue reading “Tau-mediated RNA splicing errors linked to Alzheimer’s”
Click here to view original web page at www.miningjournal.net You don’t have to be a psychologist or philosopher to contemplate the “big questions” of human existence: What is consciousness? Does free will exist? How do our immaterial minds operate in a physical universe? What really makes us human? Experts and laymen alike have spent centuries … Continue reading “New at Peter White Public Library”
Click here to view original web page at medicalxpress.com Credit: CC0 Public Domain A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to research conducted at the … Continue reading “Researchers identify brain protein that promotes maintenance of chronic pain”
Click here to view original web page at www.eurekalert.org IMAGE: Figure 1. Survival of C57BL/6N×BALB/c F2 hybrid male and female mice presented as intervals of natural lifespan. The lower limit of the lifespans, referred to as ‘Survival Curve A’ in… view more Credit: Malin Hernebring malin.hernebring@gu.se Due to strain-specific behavioral idiosyncrasies, inbred mouse strains are … Continue reading “Conclusions from a behavioral aging study on male and female F2 hybrid mice on age-related behavior”
Click here to view original web page at www.vccircle.com Photo Credit: Pixabay NeuroLeap, a brain enhancement and mental health startup based in Mumbai, has raised funding from philanthropist Rajashree Birla and Jindal SAW Ltd managing director Sminu Jindal. The startup said in a statement that the investments by Birla, the chairperson of the Aditya Birla … Continue reading “Neuroscience startup NeuroLeap raises funding from Rajashree Birla, Sminu Jindal”
Click here to view original web page at www.braintumourresearch.org Researchers based in Scotland have revealed details of their work towards a blood test that could be helpful in detecting brain tumours. Details of their study were published in the journal Nature Communications . The research team used infrared light to create a ‘bio-signature’ of people’s … Continue reading “Weekly pick of Neuroscience news from around the world”
