How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer

byTechnical University of BerlinObject-based scanpath simulation in dynamic scenes. Credit: The image is derived from a frame of the field03 video of the VidCom dataset (Permission to Publish Co

Updated on: January 11,2024

How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer

byTechnical University of BerlinObject-based scanpath simulation in dynamic scenes. Credit: The image is derived from a frame of the field03 video of the VidCom dataset (Permission to Publish Co

Updated on:January 11,2024

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral

Updated on: June 05,2024

Towards better management of disinhibition in frontotemporal dementia

by Marie Simon,Paris Brain InstituteReconstruction of a waiting room for the ECOCAPTURE study. Credit: FrontLab, Paris Brain InstituteDisinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral

Updated on:June 05,2024

How our brain deconstructs a world in constant motion

by Isabella Kjaerulff, Duke Research BlogWas it a stop sign? I didn’t notice. Credit: US Marine Corps, via Wikimedia CommonsIt's a miracle that people aren't constantly getting into car accide

Updated on: January 12,2024

How our brain deconstructs a world in constant motion

by Isabella Kjaerulff, Duke Research BlogWas it a stop sign? I didn’t notice. Credit: US Marine Corps, via Wikimedia CommonsIt's a miracle that people aren't constantly getting into car accide

Updated on:January 12,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on: December 11,2024

Understanding the genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer's disease

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Hippocampal neurons with staining for endosomes (turquoise and purple) and lysosomes (yellow). When the PSEN2 gene is absent or carries a familial

Updated on:December 11,2024

Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over t

Updated on: June 18,2024

Memory may be preserved in condition with brain changes similar to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPrimary progressive aphasia is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by prominent language problems that worsen over t

Updated on:June 18,2024

Alzheimer's: Protective immune cells active decades before symptom onset

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, the immune cells of the brain—the "mi

Updated on: April 02,2024

Alzheimer's: Protective immune cells active decades before symptom onset

by German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, the immune cells of the brain—the "mi

Updated on:April 02,2024

Aging reduces the ability of regulatory T cells to enhance myelin regeneration, study finds

byMiguel Hernandez University of ElcheA Diagram explaining the experimental design of in vivo Treg depletion, Treg adoptive transfer and spinal cord demyelination. Representative images of immun

Updated on: March 28,2024

Aging reduces the ability of regulatory T cells to enhance myelin regeneration, study finds

byMiguel Hernandez University of ElcheA Diagram explaining the experimental design of in vivo Treg depletion, Treg adoptive transfer and spinal cord demyelination. Representative images of immun

Updated on:March 28,2024

Facebook app offers opportunity to help unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers via friendsourcing

by Indiana UniversityDavid Wilkerson, an assistant professor in the IU School of Social Work and a member of the Facebook app research team. Credit: IU School of Social WorkResearchers at IUPUI h

Updated on: March 30,2024

Facebook app offers opportunity to help unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers via friendsourcing

by Indiana UniversityDavid Wilkerson, an assistant professor in the IU School of Social Work and a member of the Facebook app research team. Credit: IU School of Social WorkResearchers at IUPUI h

Updated on:March 30,2024

Clinical trial suggests new drug candidate for spinocerebellar ataxia may offer certain therapeutic benefits

byNiigata UniversityL-arginine inhibits the aggregation of polyglutamine proteins in neuronal cells. Credit: Niigata UniversityA team has conducted a trial on the efficacy and safety of L-argini

Updated on: December 18,2024

Clinical trial suggests new drug candidate for spinocerebellar ataxia may offer certain therapeutic benefits

byNiigata UniversityL-arginine inhibits the aggregation of polyglutamine proteins in neuronal cells. Credit: Niigata UniversityA team has conducted a trial on the efficacy and safety of L-argini

Updated on:December 18,2024

Lab-grown human neuron assembloids effectively model synaptic plasticity

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114503The ability to study human neurological systems depends on having viable, accur

Updated on: July 31,2024

Lab-grown human neuron assembloids effectively model synaptic plasticity

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114503The ability to study human neurological systems depends on having viable, accur

Updated on:July 31,2024

Decoding the hidden signals of aggression and arousal in the brain

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyAttractor dynamics in head-fixed mice observing aggression. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07915-xA series of three papers from neur

Updated on: November 07,2024

Decoding the hidden signals of aggression and arousal in the brain

byCalifornia Institute of TechnologyAttractor dynamics in head-fixed mice observing aggression. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07915-xA series of three papers from neur

Updated on:November 07,2024

Exploring how astrocytes respond to spinal cord injury or stroke-induced tissue damage

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressWound repair astrocytes (in green) form a border around the inflammatory cells (in white) that invade an area of brain tissue damaged by a small stroke. This astrocyt

Updated on: July 31,2024

Exploring how astrocytes respond to spinal cord injury or stroke-induced tissue damage

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressWound repair astrocytes (in green) form a border around the inflammatory cells (in white) that invade an area of brain tissue damaged by a small stroke. This astrocyt

Updated on:July 31,2024