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Study provides insights into how components of different cells in the brain are altered

Scientists have revealed that protein molecules in the brain are broken down and replaced at different rates, depending on where in the brain they are.

20 Jun 2018

Neuroscientists map feeling of cool touch to the brain’s insula in mouse model

Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have mapped the feeling of cool touch to the brain's insula in a mouse model.

18 Jun 2018

Comparative silence between firing spikes of neurons reveals what they are really up to

It's the comparative silence between the firing spikes of neurons that tells what they are really up to, scientists report.

18 Jun 2018

New study focuses on best, cost effective practices to bridge treatment gap for brain disorders

Up to eight out of ten patients with a brain disorder remain untreated or inadequately treated. But what is the best practice - and above all, most cost effective - healthcare interventions to bridge the treatment gap? This was the focus of the European Brain Council's study entitled The Value of Treatment which was discussed at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Lisbon.

18 Jun 2018

MSU scientists discover early cause of intestinal inflammation

Michigan State University scientists have identified an early cause of intestinal inflammation, one of the first stages of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, which afflict around 11 percent of the world's population.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists discover unique feature in the 'antennae' of light-sensing neurons

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have discovered that the antennae-like structures on light-sensing neurons, called photoreceptors, have a unique feature not observed in the 'antennae' or cilia of other types of cells.

14 Jun 2018

Study unravels how nuclear pore complexes transport mRNAs out of the nucleus

Standing guard between a cell's nucleus and its main chamber, called the cytoplasm, are thousands of behemoth protein structures called nuclear pore complexes, or NPCs.

13 Jun 2018

New discovery could have significant implications in brain aging and cancers

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered what keeps the perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our DNA - something which could help improve the success of chemotherapy and combat neurodegeneration associated with aging.

13 Jun 2018

Researchers observe increase in activity of neurons grown on single layer of graphene

A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion 'trapping' by graphene carpets and its effect on the communication between neurons.

13 Jun 2018

Hydrogel releases nerve-protecting agent to restore breathing in animal models

One of the most severe outcomes of spinal cord injury from car accidents, sports impacts, or other neck trauma, is losing the ability to control breathing, with patients often requiring artificial ventilation for the rest of their lives.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers demonstrate synaptic plasticity in new-born neurons

Even in adult brains, new neurons are generated throughout a lifetime. In a publication in the scientific journal PNAS, a research group led by Goethe University describes plastic changes of adult-born neurons in the hippocampus, a critical region for learning: frequent nerve signals enlarge the spines on neuronal dendrites, which in turn enables contact with the existing neural network.

8 Jun 2018

New research provides clues into development of mammalian cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex - the brain's epicenter of high-level cognitive functions, such as memory formation, attention, thought, language and consciousness - has fascinated neuroscientists for centuries.

8 Jun 2018

Researchers uncover why people with Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances

A team of researchers at VIB and KU Leuven has uncovered why people with a hereditary form of Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances.

8 Jun 2018

Biomedical engineers uncover new fundamental feature of brain oscillations

The coordination of neural activity across widespread brain networks is essential for human cognition. Researchers have long assumed that oscillations in the brain, commonly measured for research purposes, brain-computer interfacing, and clinical tests, were stationary signals that occurred independently at separate brain regions.

8 Jun 2018

MIT neuroscientists identify strategy that the brain uses to perform flexible computations

Humans can perform a vast array of mental operations and adjust their behavioral responses based on external instructions and internal beliefs.

7 Jun 2018

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks linked to drug addiction behaviors

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with drug addiction behaviors, according to a systematic review of more than 100 published neuroimaging studies by experts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published Wednesday, June 6 in the journal Neuron.

7 Jun 2018

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

New technologies have been likened, famously, to magic. At first, even the few who understand how they work have a tendency to sit back and marvel. Soon, flaws and limitations are detected and the invention process begins again, resulting, almost always, in improvements.

6 Jun 2018

Neuron News and Research

Study provides insights into how components of different cells in the brain are altered

Neuroscientists map feeling of cool touch to the brain’s insula in mouse model

Comparative silence between firing spikes of neurons reveals what they are really up to

New study focuses on best, cost effective practices to bridge treatment gap for brain disorders

MSU scientists discover early cause of intestinal inflammation

Scientists discover unique feature in the 'antennae' of light-sensing neurons

Study unravels how nuclear pore complexes transport mRNAs out of the nucleus

New discovery could have significant implications in brain aging and cancers

Researchers observe increase in activity of neurons grown on single layer of graphene

Hydrogel releases nerve-protecting agent to restore breathing in animal models

Researchers demonstrate synaptic plasticity in new-born neurons

New research provides clues into development of mammalian cerebral cortex

Researchers uncover why people with Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances

Biomedical engineers uncover new fundamental feature of brain oscillations

MIT neuroscientists identify strategy that the brain uses to perform flexible computations

Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks linked to drug addiction behaviors

New method for efficient tracing of neuronal pathways

Study reveals how pesticides cause Parkinson's Disease

Researchers examine effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain

New way of delivering gene therapy shows promise in treating brain conditions

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