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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240701131822.htm) Finding the sweet spot in brain development
Jul 1st 2024, 13:18

Short-lived neural connections in the mouse brain help prime sensory circuits, forever affecting the mouse's sense of touch. Neuroscientists have discovered that a receptor protein named mGluR1 helps regulate the timing of these temporary connections. Their findings may help reveal the origins of various neurodevelopmental disorders and new ways of treating them.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240627172010.htm) How does the human brain switch between survival tasks?
Jun 27th 2024, 17:20

The hypothalamus is a small region of the human brain typically associated with regulating body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and sleep. But it also has another important role: helping the brain and body switch between different and opposing survival behaviors such as hunting prey and escaping predators, according to a new study.

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