Predicting epileptic seizures might be more difficult than previously thought
Scientists prove there is no evidence for a previously suspected warning sign for seizuresCredit: Klaus Lehnertz WASHINGTON, D.C., September 24, ...
Tag: neurobiology
New gene therapy research at Neuroscience 2019
Live-streamed press conference offers breaking researchCredit: Society for Neuroscience Gene therapy shows promise as a way to treat and cure ...
Probes shed new light on Alzheimer’s cause
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 23, 2019) - Rice University researchers have found a way to track the ...
Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk
Modeled gene expression changes match those found in patients' brainsCredit: Seok-Man Ho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers ...
UCI study reveals critical role of brain circuits in improving learning and memory
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - September 23, 2019 - A University of California, Irvine-led team of scientists ...
Baby brain scans made available online to advance research
Scan of a newborn baby's brain with visualisations of information derived from diffusion-weighted data acquired as part of the Developing ...
Synchronised or independent neurons: this is how the brain encodes information
Combining predictive mathematical models and laboratory experiments, a study by SISSA has shed light on several mechanisms behind this phenomenonCredit: ...
Researchers perform thousands of mutations to understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers from CRG and IBEC in Barcelona use a technique called high-throughput mutagenesis to study Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), with ...
Lab develops novel approach to study sound recognition in acoustically orienting animals
The St. Olaf College team's findings on song recognition in the fly Ormia ochracea are part of special on 'How ...
Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?
UNIGE researchers have demonstrated how the harsh sounds used in alarm systems hold the brain's attention by stimulating its aversion ...
ALS gene may be a hitchhiker’s guide to the neuron
NIH-funded study suggests a new pathway for treatmentsCredit: NIH/NINDS WHAT: Affecting at least 14,000 Americans, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is ...
Researchers relate neuropsychological tests with real-life activity in multiple sclerosis
Neuropsychological assessment among the tools useful for measuring the impact of multiple sclerosis on everyday activities, according to researchers at ...
Latest issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia
September 2019 journal digestCredit: Alzheimer's Association CHICAGO - A new study finds that individuals thought to be at an increased ...
Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures
How people interpret musical notes depends on the types of music they have listened to, researchers findCredit: Josh McDermott CAMBRIDGE, ...
UC San Diego receives $4.6M from NIMH for brain imaging data ‘gateway’
Partnering with Stanford University, UC San Diego researchers will create the neuroelectromagnetic data archive and tools resource at San Diego ...
Cellular hitchhikers may hold a key to understanding ALS
Credit: Y. Liao et al./Cell 2019 For long-distance transportation within the cell, RNA molecules rely on hitchhiking. A microscopic RNA ...
Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, ...
Anthony Fitzpatrick receives $2.84M to decipher origins of brain disorders
Funding will support combined use of recent Nobel Prize-winning technology with a powerful new imaging method; lays groundwork for detecting, ...
People with autism show atypical brain activity when coordinating visual and motor information
Credit: Life Span Institute/Leilani Photographs LAWRENCE -- A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University ...
Zylka Lab awarded NIH grant to develop CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
Mark Zylka, Ph.D., of the UNC Neuroscience Center, was awarded two 5-year grants totaling $6.1 million to create new knowledge ...
