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

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on: March 13,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Updated on:March 13,2024

Asymmetrical neuron loss in Alzheimer's

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Christian Wachinger/LMUAs Alzheimer's disease progresses, neuron loss leads to marked lateral asymmetries in brain structure. A new LMU study

Updated on: March 09,2024

Asymmetrical neuron loss in Alzheimer's

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: Christian Wachinger/LMUAs Alzheimer's disease progresses, neuron loss leads to marked lateral asymmetries in brain structure. A new LMU study

Updated on:March 09,2024

Memory impairment in mice reduced by soy derivate that can enter the brain intact

by Kyushu UniversityResearch from Japan shows that a soy-derived protein fragment that reaches the brain after being ingested reduces memory degradation in mice with an induced cognitive impairment, p

Updated on: May 13,2024

Memory impairment in mice reduced by soy derivate that can enter the brain intact

by Kyushu UniversityResearch from Japan shows that a soy-derived protein fragment that reaches the brain after being ingested reduces memory degradation in mice with an induced cognitive impairment, p

Updated on:May 13,2024

GluN3A knockout mouse: Alternative model for Alzheimer's neurodegeneration

by Emory UniversityGluN3A (in the diagram, NR3) is an inhibitory subunit within NMDA receptor assemblies, which function as glutamate-gated cation channels. GluN3A is a key regulator of neuronal

Updated on: March 30,2024

GluN3A knockout mouse: Alternative model for Alzheimer's neurodegeneration

by Emory UniversityGluN3A (in the diagram, NR3) is an inhibitory subunit within NMDA receptor assemblies, which function as glutamate-gated cation channels. GluN3A is a key regulator of neuronal

Updated on:March 30,2024

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

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on: September 06,2024

How zebrafish map their environment: Spatial orientation mechanisms surprisingly similar to our own

by Sophia Jahns, Max Planck Institute for Biological CyberneticsIdentification of PCs in the larval zebrafish brain. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07867-2Researchers are tur

Updated on:September 06,2024

Big data reveals new Alzheimer's risk genes

by University of EdinburghPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Univ

Updated on: May 20,2024

Big data reveals new Alzheimer's risk genes

by University of EdinburghPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainAn international research team led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Univ

Updated on:May 20,2024

Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer's disease with modulated 1070-nm light

by Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASa. The 1070-nm light irradiation apparatus and the transmittances of 1070-nm light. b. typical swimming path o

Updated on: March 19,2024

Photobiomodulation for Alzheimer's disease with modulated 1070-nm light

by Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CASa. The 1070-nm light irradiation apparatus and the transmittances of 1070-nm light. b. typical swimming path o

Updated on:March 19,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on: February 21,2024

COVID-19 infection in crucial brain regions may lead to accelerated brain aging

by Houston MethodistThe interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with olfactory cilia for entering the central nervous system (CNS). A) Different layers of cells in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for t

Updated on:February 21,2024

Team develops method for imaging deep brain activity with microprisms

bySPIEUsing a microprism approach for brain imaging, researchers can track and map neural activity over days. Credit:Neurophotonics(2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.11.3.033407Organisms con

Updated on: March 28,2024

Team develops method for imaging deep brain activity with microprisms

bySPIEUsing a microprism approach for brain imaging, researchers can track and map neural activity over days. Credit:Neurophotonics(2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.NPh.11.3.033407Organisms con

Updated on:March 28,2024

Can large fluid-filled spaces in the brain help identify those at risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with enlarged fluid-filled spaces in the brain around small blood vessels may be more likely to develop cognitive problems and deme

Updated on: May 18,2024

Can large fluid-filled spaces in the brain help identify those at risk of dementia?

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with enlarged fluid-filled spaces in the brain around small blood vessels may be more likely to develop cognitive problems and deme

Updated on:May 18,2024