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Brain shape can provide surprising clues to personality differences, FSU research reveals

New research reveals the shape of our brain can provide surprising clues about how we behave and our risk of developing mental health disorders.

25 Jan 2017

In utero environment can impact brain development, study shows

A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life.

25 Jan 2017

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Researchers have provided new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying a condition that causes reading and writing difficulties.

24 Jan 2017

Stroke-injured rat brain forms functioning connections with transplanted neurons, study shows

Today, a stroke usually leads to permanent disability - but in the future, the stroke-injured brain could be reparable by replacing dead cells with new, healthy neurons, using transplantation.

24 Jan 2017

Nicotine normalizes genetically-induced brain impairments linked to schizophrenia

A steady stream of nicotine normalizes genetically-induced impairments in brain activity associated with schizophrenia, according to new research involving the University of Colorado Boulder.

24 Jan 2017

Tau pathology underlies deterioration of spatial cognition in Alzheimer's disease

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have discovered that the spatial disorientation that leads to wandering in many Alzheimer's disease patients is caused by the accumulation of tau protein in navigational nerve cells in the brain.

20 Jan 2017

Scientists find altered blood-brain barrier and increased intestinal permeability in people with ASD

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has the dubious distinction of being the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

19 Jan 2017

New research provides insight into how estrogen modulates fear learning

Low estrogen levels may make women more susceptible to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some points in their menstrual cycles or lifetimes, while high estrogen levels may be protective.

19 Jan 2017

Researchers show how adult learning is impaired in females using mouse models of Rett syndrome

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism very likely have their origin at the dawn of life, with the emergence of inappropriate connectivity between nerve cells in the brain.

19 Jan 2017

Heavy adolescent drinking alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain

Long-term heavy use of alcohol in adolescence alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.

18 Jan 2017

Functional deficits caused by mini-strokes can last longer than previously thought

Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Not only do individuals with cerebrovascular diseases have a much higher incidence of cortical microinfarcts (mini-strokes), but post-mortem histological and in vivo radiological studies also find that the burden of microinfarcts is significantly greater among people with vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) than in age-matched, non-demented individuals.

16 Jan 2017

Concussions accelerate Alzheimer's disease-related brain atrophy and cognitive decline, research finds

New research has found concussions accelerate Alzheimer's disease-related brain atrophy and cognitive decline in people who are at genetic risk for the condition.

12 Jan 2017

Could pathogen infection really lead to Alzheimer’s?

New concepts of infectious disease are evolving with the realization that pathogens are key players in the development of progressive chronic diseases that originally were not thought to be infectious. Infection is well-known to be associated with numerous neurological diseases for which...

12 Jan 2017

Cortex News and Research

Brain shape can provide surprising clues to personality differences, FSU research reveals

In utero environment can impact brain development, study shows

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Stroke-injured rat brain forms functioning connections with transplanted neurons, study shows

Nicotine normalizes genetically-induced brain impairments linked to schizophrenia

Tau pathology underlies deterioration of spatial cognition in Alzheimer's disease

Scientists find altered blood-brain barrier and increased intestinal permeability in people with ASD

New research provides insight into how estrogen modulates fear learning

Researchers show how adult learning is impaired in females using mouse models of Rett syndrome

Heavy adolescent drinking alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain

Functional deficits caused by mini-strokes can last longer than previously thought

Concussions accelerate Alzheimer's disease-related brain atrophy and cognitive decline, research finds

Could pathogen infection really lead to Alzheimer’s?

Neuroscientists modify MRI scanner to study workings of infants' brains

Cocaine addicts make riskier decisions than healthy people after losing potential reward

EMBL scientists trace neural connections that control instinctive behaviours

Cell powerhouses may be good therapeutic target for brain injury

Mediterranean diet may help provide long-term protection to the brain

Study finds evidence for unique electrical properties of human pyramidal neurons

Witnessing fear in others may change how information flows in the brain, study finds

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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