Machine learning helps spot gait problems in individuals with multiple sclerosis
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging ...
Tag: neurobiology
Video gamers skills enhanced by training 10 minutes a day
Novice gamers benefit most from neurostimulation while trainingCredit: Photo by Diarmuid Greene / True Media. Limerick, Ireland, 26 March 2020: ...
The brain area with which we interpret the world
Credit: eLife Usually, the different areas in the cerebrum take on a very specific function. For example, they process our ...
Funding research toward treating the root cause of neurodegenerative disease
Professor and GlycoNet Investigator Simonetta Sipione's research awarded major grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCredit: GlycoNet Dr. Simonetta ...
U-M Depression Center to be named for Eisenberg family, in recognition of $30M in giving
Nation's first center focused on depression and bipolar illnesses enters 20th year with transformational gift and enhanced capacity for scientific ...
Salk scientists receive $1.5 million from The Conrad Prebys Foundation’s inaugural grant cycle
Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(March 25, 2020) Salk Professor Thomas Albright has been awarded $1 million and Assistant Professor Edward ...
Eat me: The cell signal of death
An 'eat-me' signal displayed on cell surfaces requires activation of a lipid-scrambling protein by a nuclear protein fragmentCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...
New discoveries of deep brain simulation put it on par with therapeutics
Possibly speeding the process and allowing personalized treatmentCredit: University of Houston Despite having remarkable utility in treating movement disorders such ...
Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude
It may take guts -- or more precisely, a diverse gut microbiome -- to achieve wisdom and fend off loneliness. ...
The CNIO describe how embryonic stem cells keep optimal conditions for use in regenerative medicine
Credit: CNIO Scientists at the Proteomics Core Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), headed by Javier Muñoz, ...
Study shows DHA supplement may offset impact of maternal stress on unborn males
Researchers also discovered one reason why maternal stress affects unborn males more than femalesCredit: Justin Kelley Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism ...
New neuropharmacological approach
Credit: Rudolf Virchow Center Dysfunctional nerve cell proteins are thought to underlie a large number of mental disorders. The involved ...
‘Zombie’ genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death
Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studiesCredit: Dr. Jeffrey Loeb/UIC In the hours after we die, certain cells ...
Artificial neurons help decode cortical signals
Credit: Alexey Ossadtchi Russian scientists have proposed a new algorithm for automatic decoding and interpreting the decoder weights, which can ...
Containing the coronavirus effects on the nervous system
INRS research could prevent infection of nervous system cells by coronaviruses, such as the one responsible for COVID-19Credit: INRS A ...
Parkinson’s gene may impair how new neurons are made throughout our lifetime
Credit: University of Sheffield A pioneering study, published in Scientific Reports, found that the Parkinon's gene PINK1 is important for ...
Nanobiomaterial boosts neuronal growth in mice with spinal cord injuries
Credit: Liming Cheng, Rongrong Zhu, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University Researchers from the Department of Orthopedics of ...
UMass Amherst researchers develop ultra-sensitive flow microsensors
Research could lead to more breakthroughs in neuroscience, metabolismCredit: UMass Amherst A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts ...
Focusing on the unhealthy brain to speed drug discovery
University of Houston collaboration with National Institutes of Health delivers toolkit to accelerate processCredit: University of Houston Though 40 million ...
Reading minds with ultrasound: A less-invasive technique to decode the brain’s intentions
Credit: S. Norman / Caltech What is happening in your brain as you are scrolling through this page? In other ...