Zebrafish brain shows that new neurons are formed in the brain in a coordinated manner
Credit: Tel Aviv University Using Zebrafish, researchers from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Faculty of Life ...
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In ‘minibrains,’ hindering key enzyme by different amounts has opposite growth effects
Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute Like many around the world, the lab of Professor Mriganka Sur in The Picower Institute ...
Cell reprogramming could aid spinal cord injury recovery
Credit: Chris Thelen, Freelance Photographer Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the ...
Research results challenge a decades-old mechanism of how we hear sounds
Credit: Sanna Hedin Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have made several discoveries on the functioning mechanisms of the inner hair ...
Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Credit: Brown Lab/MIT Picower Institute Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, ...
Learning on the fly
Computational model demonstrates similarity in how humans and insects learn about their surroundingsCredit: University of Sussex Even the humble fruit ...
Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?
New Gladstone research points to a mechanism driven by a protein associated with a higher risk of developing the diseaseCredit: ...
Examining the one-two punch of malaria drugs
Why the combination medicines both help and hurt each otherCredit: University of Houston When a mosquito begins to nibble on ...
International study links brain thinning to psychosis
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present ...
Sex-specific genetics of autism
Girls with mutations in the gene EPHB2 may be at increased risk of autismCredit: Dr. Ahlem Assali, Medical University of ...
Pitt, WashU awarded $10.7 Million for Alzheimer’s disease genetic research
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2021 - Despite decades of research and investment, the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's ...
Focused ultrasound enables precise noninvasive therapy
Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University's He Lab is focusing on noninvasive neuroengineering solutions that not ...
New neuroimaging technique studies brain stimulation for depression
First-in-human study of diffuse optical tomography during rTMS suggests treatment target or parameters may need adjusting to benefit more patients ...
Chronic attack on the aging nervous system
Credit: Image: Janos Groh / Reprinted by permission from Springer Nature Aging is the biggest risk factor for perturbation of ...
Social cognition plays a key role in everyday lives of people with multiple sclerosis
Longitudinal study by international MS research team shows that people with relapsing-remitting MS performed significantly lower in several social cognition ...
Researchers wirelessly record human brain activity during normal life activities
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded study opens the door to correlating deep brain activity and behaviorCredit: Image courtesy of Starr lab, UCSF ...
Same drug can have opposite effects on memory according to sexual differences
Credit: INc-UAB A research team from the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has showed that ...
Navigating the squircle
Hippocampal maps predict context-dependent behaviorCredit: MPI CBS Successful navigation requires the ability to separate memories in a context-dependent manner. For ...
Ultra-high field MRI detects differences in brain’s ‘hippocampus’
Credit: Getty Images CLEVELAND--Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), ...
Scientists from Virginia Tech, City of Hope aim to improve therapy for deadly brain cancer
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the team, including Jennifer Munson, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Institute ...