Combining neuroscience and chemical engineering, scientists from Stanford University (USA) have created a three-dimensional technique that allows us to see through biological tissues and makes any organ transparent. The method, tested with mouse brains immersed in a hydrogel, and which allows keeping the biological structures intact, has been baptized with the name of CLARITY (clarity, in Spanish).
In our daily life we are constantly faced with decision making. Recent scientific studies reveal some tricks to ensure that we choose the best option. For example, sleeping before making an important decision, or deciding with a full bladder.
US scientists have been able to eliminate addiction and the compulsive search for cocaine typical of drug addicts by applying laser light to the prelimbic region of the prefrontal cortex of rats. Details of the research are published today in 'Nature'.
According to a study by British psychologist Adrian North, from the University of Leicester, although we process musical sounds from the moment we are born, tastes are consolidated between 16 and 24 years of age. However, our tastes can become slightly more sophisticated as we age, "especially since the brain has listened to more music over time and can process more complicated melodies," says the psychologist.
Until now, scientists were unable to explain why insomnia and lack of sleep sometimes make us irritable. Recently, Pierre Maquet, from the University of...
The contacts between neurons (synapses) with five times smaller in the areas of the brain that suffer from Alzheimer's, according to a study by the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) published in the journal 'Journal of Alzheimer's Disease'.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
