The anatomy of the brain involves key regions including the brain stem, cerebellum, lobes of the cerebral cortex, and specific glands (the pituitary, for example) needed to maintain life and health.

This brain region facilitates the transition between NREM and REM sleep states while maintaining an unconscious vigilance toward the external world. Stress disrupts its functions and negatively ...

"Identifying how HSV-1 can get into the brain and what brain regions are vulnerable is key in understanding how it initiates disease." Once HSV-1 enters the brain, researchers also wanted to ...

Empowering neuroscience: Large open brain models released Scientists at EPFL's Blue Brain Project, together with collaborators and contributors all over the world have developed and released the ...

In this study, Rutgers researchers used recently developed post-mortem gene expression atlases, which map how genes are differentially expressed across brain regions, to explore how different ...

This is a powerful approach since it is a multi-region measurement, but because the imaging is done post-mortem, each animal only provides one set of counts. Experiments are expensive and since cells ...

Summary: A new study links hundreds of brain proteins to differences in how brain regions communicate, revealing how microscale molecules can influence macroscale brain connectivity. Researchers ...

Summary: Research has shown that HSV-1, the virus responsible for cold sores, can spread into specific areas of the brain and may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. Mapping HSV-1’s path reveals ...

They also showed an inverse relationship between "executive control domains"—brain regions that enable people to plan, solve problems, and prioritize information—and brain regions with more ...

The hypothalamus — the brain region that defends the set point — keeps tabs on both how much people are eating and their stored body fat. It detects the hormone leptin, which is released in ...

"Identifying how HSV-1 can get into the brain and what brain regions are vulnerable is key in understanding how it initiates disease." The team found that HSV-1 took hold in several of the brain's ...