by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Denmark has learned more about the role that white matter plays in brain function by comparing thousands of MRI images with genetic data. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their analysis...
WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE Structural biology has been used to ‘map’ part of a protein called SMCHD1, explaining how some changes in SMCHD1 cause certain developmental and degenerative conditions. Publishing in the journal Science Signaling, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute team revealed the structure of the portion of the SMCHD1 protein that is...
Automated 3D brain imaging data analysis technology offers more reliable and standardized analysis of the spatial organization of complex neural circuits.- THE KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST) KAIST researchers developed a new algorithm for brain imaging data analysis that enables the precise and quantitative mapping of complex neural circuits onto a standardized...
Ageing can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the grey matter of the hippocampus, finds a new study by Cardiff University. The discovery gives researchers a new area to focus on in the search for treatments that can protect cognitive function. Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, from...
