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Certain brain cells, called "concept cells," in the hippocampus track pronouns to link them with the right person in a sentence

47 days ago nin.nl brain neuroscience

A new study found a subgroup of people who had Alzheimer’s disease processes in their brains, but did not show any clinical symptoms, a so-called ‘resilient’ group

6 months ago nin.nl disease neuroscience

New research shows that chandelier cells, a specific type of brain cell, become active during unexpected situations: “Researchers have been wondering about the functionality of these cells for a long time"

10 months ago nin.nl brain neuroscience

When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect: If we observe actions in meaningful sequences, our brains increasingly ignore what comes into our eyes, and depend more on predictions of what should happen next…

12 months ago nin.nl brain neuroscience

Thalamus regulates adaptability of the adult brain: new study shows that the thalamus (a relay station for incoming motor and sensory information) plays an unexpectedly important role in 'brain plasticity'

13 months ago nin.nl brain neuroscience

People with depression have fewer active microglial cells, this means that, contrary to previous belief, the immune cells are not inflamed but are suppressed

17 months ago nin.nl biology

Why obeying orders can make us do terrible things

4 years ago nin.nl

Perineuronal nets influence learning and memory formation

4 years ago nin.nl

Insomniacs tend to have a hard time getting past embarrassing mistakes, even when the stressful event occurred decades ago

5 years ago nin.nl

New research shows that that treatment using gene therapy leads to a faster recovery after nerve damage.

5 years ago nin.nl