Like science? Sure – we all do. And you like to stay informed about it – but it’s not like you’re going to set aside hours of your time for studying scholarly journals, when you could be…eating ham, or whatever it is you enjoy doing. And who could blame you? Science journals don’t have that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘hormones’
3 Popular Neuroscience Ideas…That Aren’t Really True
March 28th, 2012 
The Connectome 
Posted in Feature Stories, Featured 
Tags: biochemistry, hormones, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, science to the rescue! 
2 Comments »Wakefulness Cells
November 4th, 2011 The Connectome Certain groups of neurons determine whether light keeps us awake or not, says a new study. In the hypothalamus – a brain structure responsible for regulating hormone levels – specific kinds of neurons release a hormone called hypocretin (also known as hcrt or orexin). Hypocretin lets light-sensitive cells in other parts of the brain – such [...]
Autistic Genetics
October 6th, 2011 The Connectome Some forms of autism seem to be linked with variations in certain genes, a new study says. The deletion of a certain cluster of 27 genes on the mammalian chromosome 16 – specifically a region known as 16p11.2 - causes autism-like features to develop in mouse brains. These mice exhibited hyperactivity, repetitive behaviors, and difficulty adjusting to [...]
Posted in Brain News Tags: autism, biology, genetics, hormones, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology No Comments »The Splort Hormone
February 5th, 2011 The Connectome At the end of my last post, I promised I’d explain more about inner dialogue, and get into some practical tips on self-programming. A draft of that write-up is almost finished [SCIENCE UPDATE! It's here.] but I came across an article today that brought up some intriguing points – and some common misconceptions – about [...]
