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Neuroscience News: Left or Right? Have you a problem with numbers?

Posted on September 10, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Left or Right? Brain’s Split Determines How We Map Numbers FeaturedNeuroscience ·September 9, 2025 Summary: A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number line. Chicks with strongly lateralised brains consistently … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: November 14th 2023. Brains … ability to rewire themselves following injury…Quote: Hope for ple who have TBI “Researchers and medical providers have learned that after injury the brain can change and “rewire” itself at a cellular level over the life span – a process called neuroplasticity. Brain cells, called neurons, join to form electrical pathways that power activity within the brain. In addition to other repair processes, neuroplasticity supports damaged brain areas to reconnect injured routes or find “detours” to restore brain function. This means that in recovery, the brain can literally find a new way – or make one – to regain critical abilities.”

Posted on September 9, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Every brain injury is unique, as is every person’s path to recovery. Chinnapong/iStock via Getty Images Plus Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain and extinguishing Fear Memories

Posted on September 4, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

How the Brain Extinguishes Fear Memories FeaturedNeuroscience ·September 3, 2025 Summary: Scientists have, for the first time, identified the brain signals linked to extinguishing fear memories in humans. Using implanted electrodes and advanced Representational Similarity Analysis, they showed that theta activity … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Is it possible to reverse age-related memory loss?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Alzheimer’s & Dementia ‘Master switch’ brain protein could reverse age-related memory loss By Pranjal Malewar September 02, 2025 Lowering levels of a protein linked to iron in the brain could be a new way to reverse age-related memory loss Depositphotos View … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Have you ever compared your thumb to that of other people … longer thumbs can have bigger brains is the latest finding?

Posted on August 27, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Study Links Thumb Length to Brain Size and Cognition Featured Neuroscience August 26, 2025 Summary: New research reveals that primates with longer thumbs tend to have larger brains, suggesting that manual dexterity and brain evolution developed together. The study analyzed 94 … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: AI … how we really make decisions. Comment: Could this explain why people with TBI or mental illness find it so difficult to exercise choice?

Posted on July 19, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Tiny AI Models Reveal How We Really Make Decisions FeaturedNeuroscience ·July 18, 2025 Summary: Decision-making often involves trial and error, but conventional models assume we always act optimally based on past experience. A new study used small, interpretable artificial neural networks … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood

Posted on July 7, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

There were also large variations between individuals – some adult humans had many neural progenitor cells, others hardly any at all. Credit: Neuroscience News Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience ·July 5, 2025 Summary: A groundbreaking study shows … Continue reading →

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One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety

Posted on June 29, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

One Gene Rewires Fear Circuits and Fuels Anxiety FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology ·June 28, 2025 Summary: Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety. Using advanced circuit-mapping techniques, … Continue reading →

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A most remarkable person, Eleanor Maguire, cognitive neuroscientist. When I had cancer I wrote to her about her research, as below, based on my experience with a TBI. She replied and suggested reading certain articles. Sad to say, just a young woman, she passed away from cancer.

Posted on June 16, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Eleanor Maguire was a renowned cognitive neuroscientist known for her groundbreaking research on the brain’s role in memory, navigation, and imagination. Her work, particularly focusing on the hippocampus, transformed our understanding of how these cognitive functions are supported by the brain. She employed … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: The Brain and its ability to rapidly rewire.

Posted on June 15, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

Brain Adapts to Neuron Loss Through Rapid Rewiring FeaturedNeuroscience ·June 14, 2025 Summary: New research shows that the brain’s cortex can rapidly reorganize itself after losing neurons, allowing other nerve cells to take over lost functions. Scientists studied neural networks in … Continue reading →

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