by University of Tsukuba Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify a brain region that becomes overly important in the brain connections of people with pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: ART-ur/Shutterstock Although a lot is known about brain alterations in symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD), less is known about changes in the brain network early in the...
by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory In this image of the mouse brain, immune cells known as microglia (white) are seen interacting with other brain cells called chandelier cells (red) and pyramidal neurons (blue). This interaction helps pyramidal neurons grow the right connections during development. Credit: Nicholas Gallo/Van Aelst lab/CSHL, 2022 Microglia, the immune cells of...
University of Saskatchewan (USask) PhD candidate Josh Neudorf and his research team is using innovative computer technology to map brain function. The research team hopes the computer model of brain connectivity may be able to save the health care system and research centres time and money by decreasing the number of necessary patient brain scans. “The brain...
by University of Geneva The activation of cerebral cortex areas increases progressively during postnatal development. In this study, the authors unraveled the genetic bases for the establishment of such connectivity. Credit: UNIGE – Laboratoire Denis Jabaudon The cerebral cortex, located at the surface of the brain, handles the cognitive, language, and complex functions that allow...
by University of Exeter Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed that people with the ability to visualize vividly have a stronger connection between their visual network and the regions of the brain linked to decision-making. The study also sheds light on memory and personality differences between those with strong visual imagery and those who...
By Michael Irving June 02, 2021 A color-coded map of around 4,000 incoming axons connecting to just one neuronGoogle/Lichtman Laboratory The human brain is the most ridiculously complex computer that’s ever existed, and mapping this dense tangle of neurons, synapses, and other cells is nigh on impossible. But engineers at Google and Harvard have given...
by Bob Shepard, University of Alabama at Birmingham The neurons in this image are stained blue, indicating the presence of the BIN1 protein. Points of direct interaction between BIN1 and calcium channels are in purple. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are on the track of a...
Dr. Abhishek Jain, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Medical Physiology in the College of Medicine, collaborated with researchers from the Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Cancer Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center to gain a better understanding of the interaction among ovarian cancer tumors, blood vessels and platelets....
When our neurons — the principal cells of the brain — die, so do we. Most neurons are created during embryonic development and have no “backup” after birth. Researchers have generally believed that their survival is determined nearly extrinsically, or by outside forces, such as the tissues and cells that neurons supply with nerve cells....
by Dartmouth College Social connection with others is critical to a person’s mental and physical well-being. How the brain maps relationships with other people in relation to one’s self has long been a mystery. A Dartmouth study finds that the closer you feel to people emotionally, the more similarly you represent them in your brain....
