How social behavior is encoded in the monkey brain during everyday tasks

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpressa, Experimental set-up with two male–female pairs in adjacent enclosures. Neural activity was recorded from two male monkeys during various social contexts and behaviors i

Updated on: March 19,2024

How social behavior is encoded in the monkey brain during everyday tasks

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpressa, Experimental set-up with two male–female pairs in adjacent enclosures. Neural activity was recorded from two male monkeys during various social contexts and behaviors i

Updated on:March 19,2024

Pregnancy history may be tied to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA woman's history of pregnancy may affect her risk of Alzheimer's disease decades later, according to a study published in the Jul

Updated on: June 07,2024

Pregnancy history may be tied to Alzheimer's disease

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA woman's history of pregnancy may affect her risk of Alzheimer's disease decades later, according to a study published in the Jul

Updated on:June 07,2024

Increase expected in approved AI-based medical imaging products

by Lori SolomonThe number of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved artificial intelligence (AI) products is expected to increase from 69 in 2022 to 350 in 2035, according to a study publish

Updated on: January 04,2024

Increase expected in approved AI-based medical imaging products

by Lori SolomonThe number of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved artificial intelligence (AI) products is expected to increase from 69 in 2022 to 350 in 2035, according to a study publish

Updated on:January 04,2024

13 percent of patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis have suicidal thoughts

by Elana GotkineThirteen percent of patients with definite anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (ANMDARE) have suicidal thoughts and behaviors during the acute phase of the disease, accordi

Updated on: January 21,2024

13 percent of patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis have suicidal thoughts

by Elana GotkineThirteen percent of patients with definite anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (ANMDARE) have suicidal thoughts and behaviors during the acute phase of the disease, accordi

Updated on:January 21,2024

Dopamine could explain why exercise helps boost your brain

byUniversity of PortsmouthThree experiments to test how dopamine affects cognitive performance during acute exercise. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP285173A s

Updated on: April 09,2024

Dopamine could explain why exercise helps boost your brain

byUniversity of PortsmouthThree experiments to test how dopamine affects cognitive performance during acute exercise. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP285173A s

Updated on:April 09,2024

Preventive treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

by Fraunhofer-GesellschaftSemi-automatically generated biochemical networks help researchers map out and recognize connections. Credit: Fraunhofer SCAIA diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is de

Updated on: April 08,2024

Preventive treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

by Fraunhofer-GesellschaftSemi-automatically generated biochemical networks help researchers map out and recognize connections. Credit: Fraunhofer SCAIA diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is de

Updated on:April 08,2024

Intervention after first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy

by Kelsey Geesler,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaEarly-life seizure-associated neurons (A, red cells) are preferentially re-activated by later-life seizures (B, gre

Updated on: April 30,2024

Intervention after first seizure may prevent long-term epilepsy

by Kelsey Geesler,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaEarly-life seizure-associated neurons (A, red cells) are preferentially re-activated by later-life seizures (B, gre

Updated on:April 30,2024

The gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive and complex disorder that affects multiple parts of the brain but also other organ systems.

Updated on: May 28,2024

The gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainParkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive and complex disorder that affects multiple parts of the brain but also other organ systems.

Updated on:May 28,2024

Researchers reconstruct speech from brain activity, illuminating complex neural processes

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringCT reconstruction of an ECoG electrode grid placement (yellow) in one patient. Credit: NYU Tandon School of EngineeringSpeech production is a complex neural phe

Updated on: January 06,2024

Researchers reconstruct speech from brain activity, illuminating complex neural processes

byNYU Tandon School of EngineeringCT reconstruction of an ECoG electrode grid placement (yellow) in one patient. Credit: NYU Tandon School of EngineeringSpeech production is a complex neural phe

Updated on:January 06,2024

Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113545For decades, scientists have noted an intriguing similarity between a deficiency in vitamin B12—an

Updated on: January 28,2024

Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed

by Sanford-Burnham PrebysCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113545For decades, scientists have noted an intriguing similarity between a deficiency in vitamin B12—an

Updated on:January 28,2024

Study reveals new details about Argonaute syndromes, a class of neurodevelopmental disorders

byUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolVictor Ambros, PhD, and Ye Duan, PhD, show that amino acid changes in the AGO1 protein globally disrupt the RNA silencing process. Credit: University

Updated on: March 27,2024

Study reveals new details about Argonaute syndromes, a class of neurodevelopmental disorders

byUniversity of Massachusetts Medical SchoolVictor Ambros, PhD, and Ye Duan, PhD, show that amino acid changes in the AGO1 protein globally disrupt the RNA silencing process. Credit: University

Updated on:March 27,2024

New biomarker predicts whether neurons will regenerate

byUniversity of California - San DiegoNeurons, shown here in red and yellow, are some of the slowest cells to regenerate after injury. In this section of a mouse brain, yellow neurons are regene

Updated on: January 06,2024

New biomarker predicts whether neurons will regenerate

byUniversity of California - San DiegoNeurons, shown here in red and yellow, are some of the slowest cells to regenerate after injury. In this section of a mouse brain, yellow neurons are regene

Updated on:January 06,2024