neurobiology Archives

It Sent Shivers Down My Neurons

05/12/2018

How is it that a sound can send a chill down your spine? By observing individual brain cells of mice, scientists are understanding how sound incites fear....

Pain Can Be A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

14/11/2018

New brain imaging research shows that when we expect something to hurt, it does, even if the stimulus isn't so painful....

Putting the Mind in Touch with Reality

23/10/2018

Research finds that the possible origins of tactile fact-checking, in everyday life or in compulsive disorders, comes from the specific kind of reassurance that touch gives....

The Neurobiology of Social Aggression

19/10/2018

Research shows signalling mechanism in the brain shapes social behaviour, with implications for understanding social hierarchy, bullying and aggression. ...

Scientists Develop A Way To See Brain Cells Talk

03/09/2018

Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk: to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid colour. ...

We’re Not In Kansas Any More, Toto

29/08/2018

Sleep is known to allow animals to re-energise and consolidate memories. Now, scientists have identified a pair of genes that regulate how much REM and non-REM sleep an animal experiences. ...