Imagine your eyes and head competing to move in different directions, but somehow they always coordinate to focus on a target. Scientists have discovered that the primate gaze-control system uses a specific combination of eye and head movements to shift gaze towards a target. They found that neurons in the superior colliculus (SC) encode the […]
Just like how a rock thrown into a pond creates ripples that disturb the calm surface, inflammatory stress can disrupt the intricate network of connections in the aging brain. A recent study examined how exposure to inflammation affects the default mode network (DMN), which is responsible for our spontaneous cognitive function. In the study, aged […]
Imagine you have a computer program with a mysterious bug that keeps causing errors. No matter how hard you try, you can’t figure out what’s going wrong. That’s a little bit like the situation scientists are facing when it comes to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. There’s this protein called CSPĪ±, which seems to […]
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