Far from being lofty abstract ideals, our sense of right and wrong is woven into our biology. Modern neuroscience reveals that our brains literally reward us for treating others fairly and for placing ...

This study overall shows there is an interplay between the BBB and CB1 receptors on perivascular astrocytes that influences chronic stress resilience. The results provide an exciting new avenue for ...

For years, BAMs were hidden in plain sight, often mistaken for other immune cells. That changed with new tools like fate mapping (tracks a cell’s developmental origin) and single-cell RNA sequencing, ...

the strength to which activity between a pair of brain regions covaries or correlates over time. That is, if two brain regions are consistently active at the same time, they are said to be ...

El equipo principal de Knowing Neurons está formado por un grupo de estudiantes de posgrado y postdoctorandos que se especializan en estudiar distintas áreas ...

This sacrificial dilemma is known as the trolley problem, a thought experiment dreamed up by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967.Perhaps most widely known as a meme today, the trolley problem and its ...

Earlier in his career, my boss worked on this problem with Dr. Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist now at the University of Western Ontario. Monti, Owen, and their colleagues wanted to find out which ...

Knowing Neurons tiene una colaboración con el UCLA Brain Research Institute y el Departamento de Español y Portugués para traducir la página de Knowing ...

While the chemistry and circuitry of our brains explain why reciprocity comes so naturally, the story doesn’t end there. These prosocial behaviors are more than fleeting feel-good moments — they’re ...

Los astronautas no son ajenos a las duras e inhóspitas condiciones del espacio exterior. Desde la radiación ionizante hasta la microgravedad, estos exploradores especiales están expuestos a una mirada ...