🐁 Spiny mice point the way to new path in social neuroscience

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#brain #neuroscience #biology #mice #psychology #behavior

Spiny mice point the way to new path in social neuroscience

Scientists have zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in mammals.

^{Carol Clark (Phys.org)}

🧠 Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

(Like LSD hallucinations the sideways connections in the visual cortex seem to act up)

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Hallucinations from flickering lights: What happens in our brain?

A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience shows how flickering light can cause hallucinations in our brain: it produces "standing waves" of brain activity.

^{Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW (Medical Xpress)}

Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows.

NBC News reports: "The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell."

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Here's the original study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#Microplastics #Plastic #Brain #Health #Pollution #environment #Science

Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain

This case series investigates microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of deceased individuals and examines their size, morphology, color, and polymeric composition.

^{Luís Fernando Amato-Lourenço, PhD (JAMA Network)}