Harnessing the microbiome to improve stroke recovery
Short chain fatty acid supplementation improves stroke recovery in miceCredit: Sadler et al., JNeurosci 2019 Supplementing the body's short chain ...
Tag: neurobiology
Hearing through lip-reading
How the brain can create sound information via lip-readingCredit: Bourguignon et al., JNeurosci 2019 Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, ...
Objective subtle cognitive difficulties predict amyloid accumulation and neurodegeneration
Credit: National Institute of Aging Writing in the December 30, 2019 online issue of Neurology, researchers at University of California ...
From crab studies, a broader approach to identifying brain cells
Credit: Virginia Garcia WOODS HOLE, Mass. - A longstanding goal in neuroscience is to classify the brain's many cells into ...
How the brain balances pleasure and pain
Credit: Li lab/CSHL, 2019 As our brains take in information about the world and use it to steer our actions, ...
Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
Human trials tipped within two yearsCredit: Flinders University A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful ...
Novela Neurotech showcases smart neural interface at Creative Destruction Lab
Credit: Novela Neurotech TORONTO, ON - Novela Neurotech, a MedTech company developing AI-powered wireless, "smart" neural interface systems, joins Canada's ...
A molecular map of the brain’s decision-making area
Credit: Juan Perez Fernandez Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have come one step closer toward understanding how the part of our ...
Injection of virus-delivered gene silencer blocks ALS degeneration, saves motor function
Novel spinal therapy/delivery approach prevented disease onset in neurodegenerative ALS disease model in adult mice and blocked progression in animals ...
Home for the holidays — But will grandpa remember me?
Now there's hope; Hebrew University team finds TB vaccine lowers rates of Alzheimer's disease in cancer patientsCredit: Lior Mizrahi Holidays ...
Measuring mutations in sperm may reveal risk for autism in future children
Spontaneous mutations in paternal sperm are linked to autism spectrum disorder; researchers have developed way to quantify those mutations and ...
Bern and Fribourg researchers identify neurons responsible for rapid eye movements/REM during sleep
Credit: Courtesy of Carolina Gutierrez Herrera REM - Rapid Eye Movement - is not only the name of a successful ...
Brain biomarkers for detecting Alzheimer’s disease are located
Credit: Gerd Altman From the detection of functional brain changes that occur during Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a research team from ...
Artificial intelligence as behavioral analyst
Computer algorithms disassemble prey capture behavior of zebrafish into its componentsCredit: MPI of Neurobiology / Mearns What is the common ...
A surprising new source of attention in the brain
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University As you read this line, you're bringing each word into clear ...
Aarhus University opens the world’s first center for ear-EEG
Danish researchers are world leaders in brain measurement via a special device fitted in the ear like a hearing aid. ...
Finding your way in the dark depends on your internal clock
Surprising results show how circadian rhythm changes the way mammals can seeCredit: Ala-Laurila Lab How mammals perceive light changes between ...
Booze on the brain
Why is drinking in moderation so difficult for some people?Credit: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2019 -- ...
Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children
Credit: Courtesy Yale University Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New ...
Injecting ‘solar cells’ into the body to regenerate brain cells
Associate Professor Menglin Chen aims to develop a new method of regenerating brain and heart cells; her method uses nanofibers ...
