Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Updated on: March 13,2024

Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Updated on:March 13,2024

Electrical stimulation on wrist can sway hand choice and possibly aid rehabilitation

byWaseda UniversitySomatosensory electrical stimulation settings. Anodal electrodes with a 3-cm diameter are attached to the ventral distal end of the forearm on each side, while the cathodal el

Updated on: January 18,2025

Electrical stimulation on wrist can sway hand choice and possibly aid rehabilitation

byWaseda UniversitySomatosensory electrical stimulation settings. Anodal electrodes with a 3-cm diameter are attached to the ventral distal end of the forearm on each side, while the cathodal el

Updated on:January 18,2025

Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

by Anne McGovern,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFour custom readout integrated circuits are mounted so that they can be placed on metal plating. The Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes are l

Updated on: February 05,2024

Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

by Anne McGovern,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFour custom readout integrated circuits are mounted so that they can be placed on metal plating. The Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes are l

Updated on:February 05,2024

Not every young reader's struggle is the same

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children struggle to learn to read, and studies have shown that students from a lower socioeconomic st

Updated on: February 03,2024

Not every young reader's struggle is the same

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany children struggle to learn to read, and studies have shown that students from a lower socioeconomic st

Updated on:February 03,2024

Hidden financial dimensions affect people with cognitive decline and their care partners, report says

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn planning for older adulthood, many people both fear and consistently underestimate the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related d

Updated on: April 29,2024

Hidden financial dimensions affect people with cognitive decline and their care partners, report says

by The Gerontological Society of AmericaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn planning for older adulthood, many people both fear and consistently underestimate the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related d

Updated on:April 29,2024

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

by Giridhar Kalamangalam,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, thepsychiatrist Hans Berger

Updated on: April 06,2024

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

by Giridhar Kalamangalam,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, thepsychiatrist Hans Berger

Updated on:April 06,2024

Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

Updated on: March 02,2024

Researchers find preclinical evidence that a nasal immunotherapy may help treat Alzheimer's disease

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disease that is difficult to treat. Most existing th

Updated on:March 02,2024

How retrotransposons control the brain

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressCredit: WikipediaAround half of the genome is made up of transposable elements or 'jumping genes' that derive from ancient viral integrations. They persist in va

Updated on: June 01,2024

How retrotransposons control the brain

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressCredit: WikipediaAround half of the genome is made up of transposable elements or 'jumping genes' that derive from ancient viral integrations. They persist in va

Updated on:June 01,2024

Thalamus degeneration found to impact stroke recovery

byBaycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a

Updated on: December 22,2024

Thalamus degeneration found to impact stroke recovery

byBaycrest Centre for Geriatric CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a

Updated on:December 22,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on: May 13,2024

How much does dementia risk increase after traumatic brain injury?

by Public Library of ScienceThe WHO has predicted that TBI will become a leading cause of death and long-term illness during the next ten years. Already one per cent of the population in the United St

Updated on:May 13,2024

Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and

Updated on: May 11,2024

Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies

by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and

Updated on:May 11,2024

Researchers find enzyme plays much larger role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases

JANUARY 31, 2024byIndiana UniversityDeleting NMNAT2 in cortical glutamatergic neurons results in age-dependent axonal degeneration.ABody weight of cKO and their littermate control (c

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers find enzyme plays much larger role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases

JANUARY 31, 2024byIndiana UniversityDeleting NMNAT2 in cortical glutamatergic neurons results in age-dependent axonal degeneration.ABody weight of cKO and their littermate control (c

Updated on:March 28,2024