September 19, 2024 by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF Main effect of awareness on event-related potential amplitudes. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311953121A new study from the University of Fribourg highlights previously unknown links between the body and the brain. The findings of this research show how our bodily rhythms affect our...
A mechanism for metabolic disease is traced to a defective cellular scaffolding that holds together the brain’s hunger cells. By Max Kozlov Neurons (artist’s illustration) that affect hunger lose their ability to sense insulin when encased by a sticky scaffolding.Credit: KTSDesign/Science Photo Library A build-up of sticky goo that traps neurons in an appetite-control centre...
News Release 18-Sep-2024 Neuroscience Peer-Reviewed PublicationRuhr-University Bochum image: Dirk Jancke (left) and Ruxandra Barzan from the Bochum research team Credit: RUB, Kramer In the jungle of serotonin receptors Receptors mediate the transmission of information between nerve cells. The release of serotonin alters nerve cell activities throughout the brain. At least 14 types of serotonergic receptors...
September 17, 2024 by European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented today at European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 2024 reveals that initiating monoclonal antibody therapy during childhood, rather than delaying treatment until early adulthood, significantly reduces long-term disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients....
September 18, 2024 by McGill University Credit: Jonathan Gallego RudolfAmyloid-beta and tau proteins have long been associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The pathological buildup of these proteins leads to cognitive decline in people with the disease. How it does that, though, remains poorly understood. A new study from the labs of Sylvain Baillet at The Neuro...
News Release 17-Sep-2024 Boston University researchers uncover how memory maintenance and deletion shape cognitive decline in aging Peer-Reviewed PublicationBoston University Ever feel like those catchy song lyrics or random pieces of trivia won’t leave your head, and it’s affecting your memory? Boston University associate professor of psychological & brain sciences Dr. Rob Reinhart, along with...
September 17, 2024 by Georgie Gould, University of Surrey Credit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsDyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), can have a bigger impact on adult mathematical performance than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Surrey published in Acta Psychologica. DCD is a prevalent neurodevelopmental movement condition affecting approximately...
September 16, 2024 by University of Geneva Noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC) play a key role in the transition from a focused to an alert state. The image shows these neurons in a mouse brain, revealed by immunohistochemical staining. Credit: UNIGE / ETH ZurichWhat enables the brain to go from intense concentration to...
September 9, 2024 by University of Michigan Schematic illustration of the primary conclusion. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51837-1In hospital operating rooms and intensive care units, propofol is a drug of choice, widely used to sedate patients for their comfort or render them fully unconscious for invasive procedures. Propofol works quickly and is tolerated well...
September 20, 2024 by University of Montreal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a football game, an athlete takes a bad hit to the head. He doesn’t feel dazed or confused: he seems to have escaped a concussion. However, despite the lack of concussive symptoms, the impact has disrupted the chemical balance in his brain, and this...
