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Powerful AI tool promises to speed up pain research
Machine learning has the potential to accelerate pain research by transforming the way animal behavioral studies are conducted, a new study has suggested.Animal behavioral studies are a common avenue of pain research, providing insights into pain responses. However,...
Revealing the genes controlling neural development using a powerful technique which provides insights at the level of individual cells
New advances in high throughput molecular analysis are enabling researchers to investigate how the hundreds of different neuronal cell types arise and develop in the brain. While we have known about the basic rules underlying the development of the nervous system for...
New research provides evidence a high calorie diet could affect mental health in a matter of weeks
We are what we eat, so the saying goes. Not only does a high-calorie diet impact physical health, it also affects the state of mind. That’s been known for some time. But new research published in Neuroscience provides evidence, in rats, that mental health may be...
What makes TikTok tick? – How a Neuroscientist Unlocked the Secrets of a Social Media Platform to Communicate Science More Effectively
When neuroscientist Ben Rein uploaded his first video to TikTok, little did he realize it would open up a whole new area of research to him and transform his career. But now Rein has over 700,000 followers on TikTok, 119,000 on Instagram and his videos have had...