by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team led by UCL and UCLH researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience—otherwise known as fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence is arguably the defining feature of human cognition. It predicts educational and professional success, social mobility, health, and...
by University of Maryland School of Medicine The brain’s claustrum activates when a person performs a complicated task. Credit: Brian Mathur, UMSOM Tucked underneath the brain’s outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is responsible...
by Brown University Images from the paper show indicators of neurodegeneration in the locus coeruleus part of the brain. This is reflected by purple neurons surrounded by activated green glial cells in the animal model of GPT2 Deficiency (“GPT2-null”). Credit: Brown University The locus coeruleus is among the first brain regions to degenerate in Alzheimer’s...
