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bio-ink made from stem cells.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=diseases-and-disorders">diseases-and-disorders</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=biotechnology">biotechnology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=stem-cells">stem-cells</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item002"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-14/what-happens-in-our-brains-when-we-hallucinate/6939874?section=science"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201512/r1513019_22422057.jpg" align="left" alt="">What happens in our brains when we hallucinate?</a></h4> <p class="item002 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 14 March 2016</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Vivid mind</span> You don't have to have schizophrenia or take LSD to have a hallucination, and they don't always have to be scary either.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=psychology">psychology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=askanexpert">askanexpert</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-12/cerebral-palsy-research-finds-genetic-mutation-link/6089016"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201502/r1388385_19720772.jpg" align="left" alt="Maria Reinertsen, whose son Matthew has cerebral palsy, hopes earlier diagnosis will help others.">Cerebral palsy research finds genetic link</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 12 February 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Gene find</span> A genetic mutation is sometimes to blame for cerebral palsy, an international study led by the University of Adelaide has found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=genetics">genetics</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="/science/articles/2014/10/31/4117093.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201410/r1348416_18867745.jpg" align="left" alt="The mammalian brain may not always need sensory cues to tell us where we are, a new study suggests ">'Mental map' key to navigation in the dark</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 31 October 2014</span><span class="description"><br>We may be capable of navigating a familiar space in the dark without any sensory cues, such as sight, smell, touch and sound, says an Australian computational neuroscientist.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="/science/articles/2014/10/17/4108574.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201410/r1342846_18755183.jpg" align="left" alt="Eating a high fat and high carb diet resulted in inflammation in the brain - at least in male mice. We'll have to wait to see if the same process applies to male humans.">Junk food diet worse for male brains</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 17 October 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Stuffing down a burger and coke may be more harmful for men than women, if the results of a new mouse study apply to humans.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=diet-and-nutrition">diet-and-nutrition</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="/science/articles/2014/09/26/4094694.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201409/r1334111_18572994.jpg" align="left" alt="Increased levels of a brain chemical that normally inhibits brain impulses, could dampen down Tourette's tics">Brain chemical may dampen Tourette's tics</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 26 September 2014</span><span class="description"><br>An unusual increase in a chemical that dampens nerve impulses in the brain may help children with Tourette syndrome gain control over their tics.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=child-health-and-behaviour">child-health-and-behaviour</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="/science/articles/2014/09/10/4071725.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201408/r1319230_18240609.jpg" align="left" alt="We may need a regular dose of the microbes found ouside to keep our immune system functioning properly. ">What immunology did next</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 10 September 2014 <span class="hasComments"><a href="/science/articles/2014/09/10/4071725.htm#artComments" class="comments">[an error occurred while processing this directive] comments</a></span></span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Body and beyond</span> With the basics of immunity nutted out, focus is now on the surprising connections between our immune system and the rest of our body and beyond, writes Idan Ben-Barak.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=health">health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=diet-and-nutrition">diet-and-nutrition</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=opinion">opinion</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=indepthfeature">indepthfeature</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="/science/articles/2014/08/18/4068094.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201408/r1316876_18183127.jpg" align="left" alt="About 80 per cent of people with dementia in Australia have Alzheimer's disease">Genes point to immune role in Alzheimer's disease</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 18 August 2014</span><span class="description"><br>The discovery of a link between Alzheimer's disease and changes in several genes associated with inflammation opens a new frontier for investigation into the cause of the disease.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=genetics">genetics</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="/science/articles/2014/08/12/4065561.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201408/r1315258_18141071.jpg" align="left" alt="This image shows confocal microscope image of neurones (greenish yellow) attached to silk-based scaffold (blue). The neurones formed functional networks throughout the scaffold pores (dark areas)">3D tissue helps scientists study brain injury</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 12 August 2014</span><span class="description"><br>US scientists have constructed 3D brain-like tissue that can live for more than two months and allows real-time research on brain trauma, disease and recovery.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=microbiology">microbiology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="/science/articles/2014/06/11/4022173.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201406/r1287418_17487238.jpg" align="left" alt="The staged approach explains how the brain is able to find the right activity pattern of neurones compatible with consciousness, say researchers ">'Booting up' the brain after anaesthesia</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 11 June 2014</span><span class="description"><br>The way the brain "boots up" from anaesthesia has been detailed in a new paper that shows the return to consciousness is a staged journey rather than a direct leap.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2014/06/02/4017055.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201406/r1284424_17420023.jpg" align="left" alt="We can form a memory, and then turn it off and turn it on by selectively turning on synapses, say the researchers ">Erasing and restoring our memories</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 2 June 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Neuroscientists have manipulated brain cells to both erase and then restore a memory, a finding that could help with treatment of brain diseases like Alzheimer's or PTSD.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=alzheimers-and-dementia">alzheimers-and-dementia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2014/05/30/4015450.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201405/r1283350_17396976.jpg" align="left" alt="The researchers could not determine if porn actually caused the brain to shrink, and have called for additional study on the topic ">Does porn affect the brain?</a></h4> <p class="item012 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 30 May 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Researchers found less grey matter in the brains of men who watched large amounts of sexually explicit material, according to a new study.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=pornography">pornography</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=sexual-health">sexual-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item013"><a href="/science/articles/2014/05/12/4002524.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201405/r1274781_17207211.jpg" align="left" alt="The findings are the first to show that inducing brain waves of a specific frequency produces lucid dreaming ">Zapping the brain to control scary dreams</a></h4> <p class="item013 itemList"><span class="txdate">Monday, 12 May 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Dreams in which you encounter an axe-wielding psychopath or show up at work naked could be controlled by a benign electrical current applied to the brain, say researchers.</span><span 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