Peering into Little Foot's 3.67 million-year-old brain
First ever endocast reconstruction of the nearly complete brain of the hominin known as Little Foot reveals a small brain ...
Tag: neurobiology
Genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia blocked by RNA-binding compound
Credit: Courtesy of Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Since the ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, raising awareness and ...
Discovery of a novel way synapses can regulate neuronal circuits
Study shows presynaptic active zone can accomodate additional calcium channelsCredit: Samuel Young Laboratory, University of Iowa, and Max Planck Florida ...
One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer's
Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease ...
Communication between neural networks
Credit: Illustration: BCF The brain is organized into a network of specialized networks of nerve cells. For such a brain ...
Salk's Xin Jin receives McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award
Salk scientist receives $300,000 for study of how brain learns and memorizes actions, processes which can go awry in diseases ...
Neuroscience-protein that divides the brain
Credit: Kanazawa University Boundaries between different regions of the brain are essential for the brain to function. Research to-date has ...
Montana State researcher awarded grant for research of fluorescent proteins
Credit: MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University doctoral student who is working on a way ...
Swarming behavior discovered in fish-dwelling parasite
A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasiteCredit: Sarah Poynton, Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins researchers ...
Alzheimer peripheral blood: mRNA expression of amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme
This article by Dr. Prapimpun Wongchitrat et al. is published in Current Alzheimer Research, Volume 15, 14 Issues, 2018 Β-amyloid ...
Levels of gene-expression-regulating enzyme altered in brains of people with schizophrenia
Credit: (Gilbert et. al., Journal of Clinical Investigation) A study using a PET scan tracer developed at the Martinos Center ...
Baylor College of Medicine faculty elected National Academy of Inventors fellows
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O'Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were ...
Open science and data initiative announced for neurofibromatosis
Major research funders join together to advance research into genetic disorderCredit: Children's Tumor Foundation New York/Baltimore/Seattle - The Children's Tumor ...
Wiring diagram of the brain provides a clearer picture of brain scan data
Researchers use connectome to reconcile seemingly inconsistent neuroimaging findings BOSTON - Already affecting more than five million Americans older than ...
Your brain on imagination: It's a lot like reality, study shows
Credit: CU Boulder Imagine a barking dog, a furry spider or another perceived threat and your brain and body respond ...
Some brain tumors may respond to immunotherapy, new study suggests
Credit: Antonio Iavarone / Columbia University Immunotherapy has proved effective in treating a number of cancers, but brain tumors have ...
Dopamine's yin-yang personality: It's an upper and a downer
Known as a reward that makes us seek pleasure, dopamine also reinforces avoidance of painCredit: Christine Liu graphic For decades, ...
Editing consciousness: How bereaved people control their thoughts without knowing it
Applying machine-learning techniques for neural decoding Columbia engineers and psychiatrists are first to show that avoidant grievers monitor even their ...
Two compounds in coffee may team up to fight Parkinson's
Caffeine plus another compound in coffee beans' waxy coating may protect against brain degeneration, Rutgers study findsCredit: Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio ...
How glial cells develop in the brain from neural precursor cells
Mainz University Medical Center publishes new findings that contribute to our understanding of neurodegenerative disordersCredit: Neha Tiwari Two types of ...