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On This Week's Newsletter - Tuesday, 04/15 to Monday, 04/21
On This Week's Newsletter - Tuesday, 04/15 to Monday, 04/21
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This joint UCSF and Berkeley study developed a new brain-computer interface that allows a person with severe paralysis to communicate through synthesized speech in real time by just thinking about speaking.
This McGill study attempted to understand the neural circuits behind the crowing behavior elicited by chickens and quails by transplanting the part of the quail brain that causes that behavior onto a chicken embryo. This helped identify which part of the quail's brain causes that behavior and track its development compared to the rest of the chicks' brains.
This Trinity College study investigated the relationship between personality traits, intelligence, and a small brain region called the locus coeruleus (LC). The LC is the primary source of noradrenaline in the brain, which plays a crucial role in responding to new experiences and maintaining cognitive function. There's also a fascinating connection to IQ.
This classic research paper explores how our bodies control walking and other rhythmic movements, focusing on a specialized neural network called the central pattern generator (CPG).
This Saint Joseph's University study examines how sleep loss fundamentally disrupts cellular metabolism throughout the body, characterizing it as a metabolic disorder. The researchers explain that losing sleep significantly changes how our cells process and use energy.
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