Summary: In people with PTSD, during REM sleep norepinephrine and serotonin levels remain high, reducing the brain’s ability to inhibit fear-expression neurons through neural rhythms […]
Tag: science
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Cognitive Performance [W[R]C]
Summary: Sleep deprivation doesn’t just alter brain activity, it also changes the connection between neurons. Both changes have a significant effect on working memory and […]
Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives, study reveals [W[R]C]
In the course of experiments to test how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surprising discovery: dead wild bumblebee queens in […]
Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates [W[R]C]
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates […]
Using muon detectors to remotely create a 3D image of the inside of a nuclear reactor [W[R]C]
A team of physicists affiliated with several institutions in France has developed a way to use muon detectors to create 3D images of difficult-to-access objects, […]
An extension of FermiNet to discover quantum phase transitions
Architectures based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have proved to be very helpful in research settings, as they can quickly analyze vast amounts of data […]
New insights into centromere structure [W[R]C]
Researchers led by Osaka University used cryogenic electron microscopy to analyze the atomic structure of the centromeric region of the chromosome, essential for cell division. […]
More Variability Found to Help Learning [W[R]C]
Summary: Variable stimuli may lead to better learning performance and outcomes under novel circumstances, a new study reports. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
Brain Cell Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Mapped [W[R]C]
Summary: A new method dubbed STARmap PLUS was utilized to track and map changes in tau and amyloid beta in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease […]
UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future [W[R]C]
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England. Sponsored […]