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Anesthetic drastically diverts the travels of brain waves

April 27, 2022
… suggest an important way in which anesthesia differs from sleep (it’s a common misconception that the two states of unconsciousness are similar). In normal sleep delta waves travel in a rotating pattern that may … mechanism and depriving the brain of a key function of sleep. In addition to Bhattacharya, Miller and Brown the …

A “golden era” to study the brain

October 04, 2022
… Medicine, who studies how factors such as stress and sleep regulate the modeling of brain circuits. Above: … mouse models of Alzheimer’s. Scientists think that, during sleep, small movements in blood vessels drive spinal fluid …

Statistical model improves analysis of skin conductance

October 05, 2020
… states (like anxiety) or physiological states (like sleep), the team instead sought a statistical model that … in subjects under a wider range of conditions ranging from sleep, to emotional or physical stimulation, and even disease …

Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

November 13, 2018

Fundamental questions find advanced answers, approaches at Fall Symposium

October 18, 2019

A simple animal’s response to sickness highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility

April 08, 2025
… FLP-13 to cause the worms to go into quiescence, a sleep-like state. But when the worms in the new study ate … was readily reversible. It seemed more like lethargy than sleep. Using the lab’s ability image all neural activity …

Celebrating 20 years of discovery, Picower Institute looks ahead to continuing impact

September 28, 2022

Flavell earns School of Science named professorship

July 23, 2018
… function will be essential to decipher the neural bases of sleep and mood disorders. MIT News Print Share Related …

Study finds the circuits that may help you keep your cool

January 14, 2019
… that you make mistakes. Even if you are simultaneously sleep-deprived and full of nervous energy, you need your …

Fighting toxic stress tough but possible, symposium speakers say

May 14, 2018
… was not mental illness so much as a profound lack of sleep. “If you aren’t willing to take the time to actually … Right in the middle of this cycle, he’s found, is poor sleep, an often underappreciated factor where interventions …

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