Researchers have identified new brain circuits that may act as a brake on binge eating and junk food craving. In…
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Dopamine modulates reward experiences elicited by music
A new study reveals a causal link between dopamine and human reward response to music listening. Researchers pharmacologically manipulated dopaminergic…
‘Training gym’ for lab-grown heart cells: Engineering researchers design new platform
Heart muscle cells need exercise — even when they grow outside the human body. A new device uses a rigorous…
Lessons learned from the adult neurogenesis debate
Since the 1960s, consensus about whether human adults generate new neurons with age has swayed back and forth from ‘yes,…
Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Two new studies, one conducted in young adults and the other in mice, add to evidence for the broad benefits…
Neurotoxic cyanotoxins prevalent in eastern Australian freshwater systems
The presence of an amino acid, BMAA, produced by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) and thought to be associated with a higher…
Children shape their learning environment
Researchers are exploring how parents and children influence each other when they interact, and the longer term impact this has…
Graphene can hear your brain whisper
A newly developed graphene-based implant can record electrical activity in the brain at extremely low frequencies and over large areas,…
Your personality could put you at greater risk for developing diabetes
It has been said that a good personality can help one succeed in life. But can it also guard against…
In Davos, Prince William Calls for Action on Mental Health
The second in line to the British throne said his generation should break with the British tradition to keep quiet…