A deep dive into the brain
Credit: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich / Daniel Razansky The way the human brain works remains, to a great extent, ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
University of Kentucky researchers discover fundamental roles of glucosamine in brain
Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) - Using novel imaging methods for studying brain ...
Vitamin B6 deficiency enhances the noradrenergic system, leading to behavioral deficits
Credit: TMIMS Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, negative symptoms such ...
Specialized inhibitory cluster gates plasticity in fear learning
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Has your heart ever started to race at the thought of an upcoming ...
Making the gray cells happy
Neutrons show a connection between lithium concentrations in the brain and depressionCredit: Wenzel Schuermann / TUM Depressive disorders are among ...
3D visualization of oxytocin and vasopressin circuits with unprecedented resolution
Alterations in these circuits may underlie mental disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction, such as autism, social anxiety and ...
A peptide that allows cannabis-derived drugs to relieve pain without side effects
Scientists from the Proteomics and Protein Chemistry Research Group and the Neuropharmacology-Neurophar Laboratory have developed a peptide which is an ...
Novel immunotherapy boosts long-term stroke recovery in mice
Credit: Xiaoming Hu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, May 19, 2021 - Specialized immune cells that accumulate in the brain in the ...
New study shows flies mutant for schizophrenia-associated genes respond well to anti-psychotics
Credit: University of Bristol Scientists have successfully treated flies displaying behavioural problems linked to newly discovered schizophrenia-associated genes in humans, ...
Case Western Reserve researchers identify potential approach to controlling epileptic seizures
Credit: Case Western Reserve University Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have identified a potential new approach to better controlling ...
Postsynaptic density consisting of tubulin-based postsynaptic density lattice backbone
Credit: Tatsuo Suzuki, Shinshu University A research group led by Specially appointed professor, Dr. Tatsuo Suzuki of Shinshu University School ...
Organic, printable device could restore sight to the blind
'Artificial retina' created using a biomedical printing pressCredit: University of Sydney A researcher at the University of Sydney is developing ...
Songbird neurons for advanced cognition mirror the physiology of mammalian counterparts
UMass Amherst research advances understanding of brain circuitsCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst neuroscientists examining genetically identified neurons in ...
Implantable ‘living pharmacy’ could control body’s sleep/wake cycles
Project receives DARPA contract worth up to $33 million over 4 1/2 yearsCredit: Northwestern University A Northwestern University-led team of ...
8 Out of 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems
Credit: Sherry Chou PITTSBURGH, May 11, 2021 - Patients with clinically diagnosed neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19 are six times ...
Study shows significant benefit of PolarCap® in recovery from sports-related concussions
Results published in the journal Concussion indicate that use of cooling technology hastened safe return to play for players of ...
In ‘minibrains,’ hindering key enzyme by different amounts has opposite growth effects
Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute Like many around the world, the lab of Professor Mriganka Sur in The Picower Institute ...
Does driving wear you out? You might be experiencing ‘accelerousal’
Researchers introduce new factor to explain stress while drivingCredit: University of Houston Admit it: Daily commutes - those stops, the ...
Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Credit: Brown Lab/MIT Picower Institute Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, ...
Learning on the fly
Computational model demonstrates similarity in how humans and insects learn about their surroundingsCredit: University of Sussex Even the humble fruit ...