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How SARS-CoV-2 Reaches the Brain

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19. The results show that SARS-CoV-2 enters the brain via nerve cells in the ...

Monitoring Glaucoma at Home

Nov. 21, 2020 — Glaucoma is a chronic condition that affects cells at the back of the eye. It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. People with glaucoma, or at risk of developing glaucoma, ...

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Zebra Finches Amazing at Unmasking the Bird Behind the Song

Nov. 21, 2020 — Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for ...

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Memories Create 'Fingerprints' That Reveal How the Brain Is Organized

Nov. 20, 2020 — While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be ...

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Repurposed Mouse Model Sheds Light on Loss of Smell in COVID-19

Dec. 1, 2020 — A repurposed mouse model can develop symptoms of both severe COVID-19 (lung damage, blood clots, abnormal blood vessels, and death) and also of milder disease, including loss of the sense of smell, ...

Drug Development Target for Retinal Dystrophies

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers report that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone photoreceptors that are used for daytime ...

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

Dec. 1, 2020 — Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative ...

How 'Smell Training' Could Help Overcome Post-Viral Smell Distortions

Nov. 30, 2020 — Smell loss is a prominent symptom of Covid-19 and the pandemic is leaving many people with long-term smell loss or smell distortions such as parosmia. Parosmia happens when people experience strange ...

Research Unlocks New Information About Reading Through Visual Dictionary in the Brain

Nov. 30, 2020 — The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about the effortless ability to derive ...

Cortex Over Reflex: Study Traces Circuits Where Executive Control Overcomes Instinct

Nov. 30, 2020 — Via circuit tracing and behavioral manipulation using optogenetics, a new study shows that a region of the prefrontal cortex connects to the superior ...

Motor Neural Population Activity Patterns Are Different for Reach and Grasp Behaviors

Nov. 17, 2020 — A new study has found that neuronal population dynamics in the motor cortex are very different during reaching and grasping behavior, challenging a ...

Which Speaker Are You Listening To? Hearing Aid of the Future Uses Brainwaves to Find out

Nov. 24, 2020 — In a noisy room with many speakers, hearing aids can suppress background noise, but they have difficulties isolating one voice - that of the person ...

Brain Waves Guide Us in Spotlighting Surprises

Nov. 24, 2020 — Neuroscientists have found that the dynamic interplay of different brain wave frequencies, rather than dedicated circuitry, appears to govern the brain's knack for highlighting what's surprising and ...

Unique Schwann Cells: The Eyes Have It

Nov. 23, 2020 — Neuroscience researchers are finding genetic properties of Schwann cells in the cornea that may unlock a better understanding of their role in healing, sensory function, preserving vision, and even ...