Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien

Updated on: January 15,2025

Optogenetics approach reveals how alcohol use disorder impairs cognitive flexibility

by Danielle Michaud,Texas A&M UniversityExcessive alcohol intake reduces thalamically evoked burst-pause response in DMS CINs and impairs reversal of operant conditioning. Credit:Scien

Updated on:January 15,2025

Study says Alzheimer's plaques can also affect the brain's blood vessels

by Bob Shepard,University of Alabama at Birmingham3-D microscope image of blood vessels (in red) with surrounding vascular amyloid plaques (in green). Credit: Ian KimbroughAmyloid beta, the plaq

Updated on: February 27,2024

Study says Alzheimer's plaques can also affect the brain's blood vessels

by Bob Shepard,University of Alabama at Birmingham3-D microscope image of blood vessels (in red) with surrounding vascular amyloid plaques (in green). Credit: Ian KimbroughAmyloid beta, the plaq

Updated on:February 27,2024

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on: February 05,2024

Successful or pathological cognitive aging? The 'frontal preservation, temporal impairment (FPTI)' hypothesis

by Science China PressThe SCA group has specific frontal preservation and the MCI group has specific temporal impairment on GM morphology, GM network, and WM network properties, in addition, the

Updated on:February 05,2024

Brain shortcuts may be partially to blame for vaccine and mask non-compliance

by Colleen Sharkey,University of Notre DameCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf close friends and family members who contracted COVID-19 had mild cases and recovered quickly, or if they had an ad

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain shortcuts may be partially to blame for vaccine and mask non-compliance

by Colleen Sharkey,University of Notre DameCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf close friends and family members who contracted COVID-19 had mild cases and recovered quickly, or if they had an ad

Updated on:February 21,2024

Cognitive performance at age four can be predicted in infancy

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealFlorence Deguire’s work opens up the possibility of detecting neurodevelopmental abnormalities that are currently not diagnosed until age four or five. Cr

Updated on: March 28,2024

Cognitive performance at age four can be predicted in infancy

by Martin Lasalle,University of MontrealFlorence Deguire’s work opens up the possibility of detecting neurodevelopmental abnormalities that are currently not diagnosed until age four or five. Cr

Updated on:March 28,2024

New material derived from graphene improves the performance of neuroprostheses

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaThe image on the left shows a histological section of the nerve implanted with an electrode longitudinally. The device (arrow) can be seen in close contact wi

Updated on: July 11,2024

New material derived from graphene improves the performance of neuroprostheses

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaThe image on the left shows a histological section of the nerve implanted with an electrode longitudinally. The device (arrow) can be seen in close contact wi

Updated on:July 11,2024

GPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia

by University of SouthamptonGPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia. Credit: University of SouthamptonPeople with dementia should have access to location finding devices – like GP

Updated on: March 30,2024

GPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia

by University of SouthamptonGPS trackers can save the lives of people with dementia. Credit: University of SouthamptonPeople with dementia should have access to location finding devices – like GP

Updated on:March 30,2024

New visual technique could advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

byUniversity of MinnesotaIntroduction and overview of Cap-QuIC method. Credit:npj Biosensing(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00003-0Researchers at the University of Minnesota have dev

Updated on: August 08,2024

New visual technique could advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

byUniversity of MinnesotaIntroduction and overview of Cap-QuIC method. Credit:npj Biosensing(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44328-024-00003-0Researchers at the University of Minnesota have dev

Updated on:August 08,2024

Unraveling Alzheimer's: New study documents how brain cells go bad

by University of North Carolina Health CareNeurons treated with Alzheimer's-associated proteins exhibit drastic calcium increases (blue, green, yellow, red to white), and the cells form tau-f

Updated on: July 01,2024

Unraveling Alzheimer's: New study documents how brain cells go bad

by University of North Carolina Health CareNeurons treated with Alzheimer's-associated proteins exhibit drastic calcium increases (blue, green, yellow, red to white), and the cells form tau-f

Updated on:July 01,2024

Training program facilitates home-based transcranial electrical stimulation

by Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging ResearchCredit: Human Brain ProjectTraveling to and from a clinic or a laboratory for treatment can be difficult and expensive for olde

Updated on: July 31,2024

Training program facilitates home-based transcranial electrical stimulation

by Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging ResearchCredit: Human Brain ProjectTraveling to and from a clinic or a laboratory for treatment can be difficult and expensive for olde

Updated on:July 31,2024

Dementia diagnosis delayed by complex referral criteria

by SAGEComplex and time-consuming memory clinic referral criteria are contributing to delays in the diagnosis of dementia, according to a paper published today by theJournal of the Royal Society

Updated on: March 07,2024

Dementia diagnosis delayed by complex referral criteria

by SAGEComplex and time-consuming memory clinic referral criteria are contributing to delays in the diagnosis of dementia, according to a paper published today by theJournal of the Royal Society

Updated on:March 07,2024

Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

by ElsevierDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Investigators have wondered why the brains of some cognitively-intact elderly individuals

Updated on: February 27,2024

Biochemical clues may predict who develops Alzheimer's disease—and who doesn't

by ElsevierDiagram of the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Disease. Credit: Wikipedia/public domain.Investigators have wondered why the brains of some cognitively-intact elderly individuals

Updated on:February 27,2024