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The Wonders Of Neurotransmitters: Dopamine

Dopamine is associated with Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia, plays a critical role in learning and movement processes, and determines what brings us satisfaction and what we become addicted to. The brain’s multi-functional mediator.

calendar 26.12.2024
reading-time 7 minutes

Otto Loewi – The Man Who Unraveled Nerve Communication

Marking 63 years since the passing of Otto Loewi, the neuroscientist who, in a dream, found the experimental setup to discover how signals are transmitted between nerve cells.

calendar 26.12.2024
reading-time 5 minutes

Two Distinct Brain Pathways to Addiction

A study on mice unexpectedly revealed that the negative reinforcements hindering withdrawal from painkillers involve a distinct brain mechanism from the positive reinforcement that initially drives drug dependence.

calendar 22.10.2024
reading-time 5 minutes

The Fat Droplets of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study highlights the significance of the third hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

calendar 19.6.2024
reading-time 4 minutes

Harnessing Sound Waves to Alleviate Pain: Targeting the Brain

A new study suggests using focused ultrasound waves directed at the brain for pain relief.

calendar 23.5.2024
reading-time 4 minutes

The Soothing Scent of Tears

Study Reveals Smelling Others’ Tears Reduces Aggression

calendar 8.2.2024
reading-time 6 minutes

When the Brain and Gut Communicate

Obesity, mood swings, and Alzheimer’s – How else do the brain and the guts influence each other?

calendar 13.5.2023
reading-time 8 minutes

Brainwash – What Do You Know About The Brain?

What animal doesn’t have a brain? What is a synapse? How do we measure brainwaves?

calendar 16.3.2023
reading-time 1 minutes

Understanding the Fight or Flight Response

From earthquakes to stage fright – how our brain handles danger, real or imagined

calendar 23.2.2023
reading-time 6 minutes

Why Do Children Mirror Write?

Why do young children write in mirror writing and how is this related to the brain?

calendar 11.9.2021
reading-time 5 minutes

Why are Cigarettes More Addictive Nowadays?‎

Do substances added to cigarettes ‎make them more addictive?

calendar 24.11.2016
reading-time 7 minutes

What stimulates sexual alertness in humans? Are these hormones? And why do men lose their sexual desire so quickly after experiencing an orgasm? Gilad

Several factors make the topic of your question a very broad issue. First, sexual

calendar 26.3.2012
reading-time 4 minutes

Do newborn babies have a blood-brain barrier? Shani

The circulatory system, of which blood is the central component, is the body's main

calendar 6.3.2012
reading-time 4 minutes