Imaging in neurosurgery patients reveals brain waste disposal pathways for first time
Scientists have long theorized about a network of pathways in the brain thought to remove metabolic proteins that would otherwise ...
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Brain molecule reverses movement deficits in Parkinson’s disease, providing new therapeutic target
A research team from the University of California, Irvine, is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain, ...
The first map of every neuron in an adult brain was made for a fruit fly
The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them was made ...
Brain molecule that makes neurons less selective could deepen understanding of human cognition
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have determined how a molecule on the surface of brain cells shapes the ...
Researchers map entire adult fruit fly brain for first time
A Princeton-led team of scientists has built the first neuron-by-neuron and synapse-by-synapse road map through the brain of an adult ...
Deep brain stimulation shows immediate improvement in arm and hand function after brain injury, study finds
Deep brain stimulation can provide immediate improvement in the strength and function of arms and hands weakened by head trauma ...
Genetic variants linked to Alzheimer’s trigger brain inflammation in women, preclinical study finds
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that two genetic variants that confer high risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) together trigger ...
New brain mapping tool could be the “BEGINNING” of next-generation therapies
Salk Institute scientists unveil a new brain-mapping neurotechnology called single transcriptome-assisted rabies tracing (START). This cutting-edge tool combines two advanced ...
How pronouns are processed in the memory region of the human brain
A new study shows how individual brain cells in the hippocampus respond to pronouns. “It can help us understand how ...
Shape-transforming brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation
Focused transcranial ultrasound, a non-invasive technique for stimulating specific areas of the brain using high-frequency sound waves, could be a ...
