neurobiology Archives - Trebuchet Magazine

It Sent Shivers Down My Neurons

05/12/2018 Naila Scargill

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. (read more)

Pain Can Be A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

14/11/2018 Naila Scargill

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

Putting the Mind in Touch with Reality

23/10/2018 Naila Scargill

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. (read more)

The Neurobiology of Social Aggression

19/10/2018 Naila Scargill

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

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Scientists Develop A Way To See Brain Cells Talk

03/09/2018 Naila Scargill

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

We’re Not In Kansas Any More, Toto

29/08/2018 Naila Scargill

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.
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