by The Ohio State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research led by neuroscientists at The Ohio State University College of Medicine provides insights into mechanisms that underpin selective neuronal vulnerability, which could help in developing new therapeutics to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Study findings are published online in the journal Acta...
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep brain stimulation, but those require surgical device implantation. A multidisciplinary team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn specific types of...
by Washington University School of Medicine By studying animals choosing between two drink options, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that the activity of certain neurons in the brain leads directly to the choice of one option over another. The findings could lead to better understanding of how decision-making goes...
