Settling the debate on serotonin’s role in sleep
The brain chemical is necessary to get enough sleepCredit: Caltech Serotonin is a multipurpose molecule found throughout the brain, playing ...
Tag: neurobiology
Does stimulation of the brain’s dorsal anterior insula trigger ecstasy?
Epileptic patients tested before potential surgery experienced an ecstatic aura when the dorsal anterior insula of the brain was stimulated, ...
Early biomarker found for degenerative neurologic disease
PET imaging effective in detecting tau deposits in progressive supranuclear palsyCredit: Brendel M, Barthel H, Van Eimeren T, et al. ...
Jason S. Lewis, PhD, receives SNMMI 2019 Paul C. Aebersold Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Nuclear Medicine Science
Credit: SNMMI ANAHEIM, California (embargoed until 10 AM PDT, June 23, 2019) - Jason S. Lewis, PhD, has been named ...
Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, receives SNMMI 2019 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Credit: SNMMI ANAHEIM, California (embargoed until 10 a.m. PDT, June 23, 2018) - Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, has been ...
Novel noninvasive molecular imaging for monitoring rheumatoid arthritis
First reliable way to monitor rheumatoid arthritisCredit: Credit: A Kardan et al., University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH ANAHEIM, ...
Mood neurons mature during adolescence
Late-maturing amygdala neurons may play role in emotional development, mood disorders Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in ...
Virtual reality takes a leap into taste
Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn't eaten for an entire day and it's starving. Finally, ...
A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease
Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol, tobacco, and certain ...
Your brain activity can be used to measure how well you understand a concept
Credit: Water tower at Olcott Beach, NY, by Ad Meskens; image was modified by Joshua S. Cetron and used under ...
Brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social interaction
Credit: Dean Ishida/UCLA FINDINGS UCLA researchers have published a Cell study showing that the brains of pairs of animals synchronize ...
Kessler Foundation receives New Jersey Health Foundation grants for MS and stroke research
Drs. Shenoy Handiru and Lancaster will study novel ways to improve rehabilitative care for disabilities caused by stroke and multiple ...
Discovery of the cell fate switch from neurons to astrocytes in the developing brain
Credit: Kanazawa University Background Neurons1 and astrocytes2 are prominent cell types in the cerebral cortex. Neurons are the primary information ...
Scientists make a discovery that may explain some forms of stroke
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behaviour of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish ...
Structural development of the brain
Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain consists of neurons arranged into microscopic columns. The cortex, which is the seat of ...
Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Comprehensive study offers previously unknown clues to autism's underlying biology Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked ...
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
The same gene mutation causes both severe epilepsy and breathing irregularitiesCredit: Dan Mulkey and Virge Kask, University of Connecticut. In ...
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes.Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly ...
Pigs help scientists understand human brain
Imaging analysis demonstrates swine models even more effective for neurological researchCredit: Gregory Simchick Athens, Ga. - For the first time, ...
Processed foods may hold key to rise in autism
Credit: University of Central Florida With the number of children diagnosed with autism on the rise, the need to find ...
