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Does every wine carry its own chemical signature and, if so, can this be used to identify its origin? Many specialists have tried to solve this mystery, without fully succeeding. By applying artificial intelligence tools to existing data, a team from

A research team from UNIL and the Wyss Center, has discovered a new type of cell essential for brain function. Hybrid in composition and function, in between the two types of brain cells known so far – the neurons and the glial cells–, these cells of a new order are present in several brain regions in mice and humans. The study published in the journal Nature shows that these cells promote the ability to memorize, the brain control of movements, and contrast the insurgence of epileptic seizu...

Negative emotions, anxiety and depression are thought to promote the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia.

Results indicate better management of negative emotions, via meditation for example, may help curb neurodegeneration.

Motivation influences neural networks associated with perception and impacts our decision-making skills.

Commonly used in medicine as an anesthetic, ketamine is also increasingly prescribed to relieve depressive symptoms. This very fast-acting psychotropic drug is particularly indicated for the treatment of patients resistant to conventional antidepressants.

Using artificial intelligence, scientists were able to better understand what we think about when we are asleep.

Scientists decipher the activity of the brain in deep sleep Thanks to a unique system that decodes brain activity during sleep, a UNIGE team is deciphering the neuronal mechanisms of memory consolidation. We sleep on average one third of our time. But what does the brain do during these long hours? Using an artificial intelligence approach capable of decoding brain activity during sleep, scientists at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, were able to glimpse what we think about when w...