Team develops gene therapy to 'pre-treat' neuroblastoma tumors

by Kim Horner,University of Texas at DallasSchematic detailing the experimental procedure and the proposed mechanisms of action of iNOS gene therapy. Credit:Theranostics(2023). DOI:

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Team develops gene therapy to 'pre-treat' neuroblastoma tumors

by Kim Horner,University of Texas at DallasSchematic detailing the experimental procedure and the proposed mechanisms of action of iNOS gene therapy. Credit:Theranostics(2023). DOI:

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Research sheds light on why brain implants lose functionality

byUniversity of GalwayNeuroelectrode micromotion generates oscillatory fluid flow shear stress as determined by the peri-electrode void volume and fluid viscosity. A) Schematic of the model conf

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Research sheds light on why brain implants lose functionality

byUniversity of GalwayNeuroelectrode micromotion generates oscillatory fluid flow shear stress as determined by the peri-electrode void volume and fluid viscosity. A) Schematic of the model conf

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Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

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Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

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Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing

byMassachusetts Institute of Technology(A) Regression analysis (voxelwise modeling). (B) Representational Similarity Analysis. Credit:bioRxiv: DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.06.506680Computational m

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Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing

byMassachusetts Institute of Technology(A) Regression analysis (voxelwise modeling). (B) Representational Similarity Analysis. Credit:bioRxiv: DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.06.506680Computational m

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Model that maps relationships between neurons could help make deep brain stimulation treatment more viable

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonRobustness of inferred CFs to time-dependent inputs. CF is robust to both private noise (a, i.i.d. realizations of noise in each unit) or shared noise. (b, a

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Model that maps relationships between neurons could help make deep brain stimulation treatment more viable

by Laurel Hamers,University of OregonRobustness of inferred CFs to time-dependent inputs. CF is robust to both private noise (a, i.i.d. realizations of noise in each unit) or shared noise. (b, a

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Ultrasound enables less-invasive brain-machine interfaces

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyAnatomical recording planes and behavioral tasks.a, Coronal fUS imaging planes used for monkeys P and L. The approximate fUS field of view

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Ultrasound enables less-invasive brain-machine interfaces

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyAnatomical recording planes and behavioral tasks.a, Coronal fUS imaging planes used for monkeys P and L. The approximate fUS field of view

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Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

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Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

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Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

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Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

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Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis—new study

by Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti and Stefano Pluchino,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver 2 million people globally havemultiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the nervous syst

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Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis—new study

by Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti and Stefano Pluchino,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver 2 million people globally havemultiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the nervous syst

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Study explores how individual neurons allow us to understand the sounds of speech

by Ilona Garner,University of California, San FranciscoLarge-scale human single-neuron recording across the cortical depth using Neuropixels probes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038

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Study explores how individual neurons allow us to understand the sounds of speech

by Ilona Garner,University of California, San FranciscoLarge-scale human single-neuron recording across the cortical depth using Neuropixels probes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038

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Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids

byWaseda UniversityThe development of cerebral organoids can offer opportunities to understand neurodevelopment and brain disease but faces several limitations, such as the lack of vasculature.

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Exploring the effects of vascularization strategies on brain organoids

byWaseda UniversityThe development of cerebral organoids can offer opportunities to understand neurodevelopment and brain disease but faces several limitations, such as the lack of vasculature.

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Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

by Niki Hazuda,Virginia TechXiaoting Jia holds up an example of the embedded fiber the team would use in its research. Credit: Peter Means / Virginia TechEvery 65 seconds, someone in the United

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Embedding fibers to undo the tapestry of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

by Niki Hazuda,Virginia TechXiaoting Jia holds up an example of the embedded fiber the team would use in its research. Credit: Peter Means / Virginia TechEvery 65 seconds, someone in the United

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