Music doesn’t just touch one part of the brain – it lights up billions of neurons across many connected regions. This allows a few notes to access memory circuits that contain an entire package: tune, words, and the experiences tied to them.| David R Hamilton PHD
What are neurons? Neurons are nerve cells. They are composed of 3 basic parts: cell body, dendrites and axon. Cell body (Soma) The cell body is the largest part of a neuron. Its main function is to keep the neurone alive by performing tasks such as energy production and protein synthesis. Dendrites Dendrites are the bushy branches of a neuron....| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
New research into how the brain processes illusions has bombarded mouse neurons with lasers, artificially reproducing the brain activity.| The Debrief
A loss of smell can be one of the earliest warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but the reasons behind this sensory change have been unclear. Now, a study reveals that the problem may not lie in the nose or olfactory bulb itself, as previously thought.| New Atlas
Early molecular changes in Huntington’s appear to be largely due to the loss of normal huntingtin protein function, a new study found.| Huntington's Disease News
After decades of being ignored, the important role of glia in shaping network activity and behavior is redefining how we understand the brain. For decades... The post Glia As Key Players in Network Activity and Plasticity appeared first on Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health.| Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health
Guiding cells to natural target region key to functional recovery In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury. The neuroscientists have shown that re-growing specific neurons back to their… Continue Reading »| Spinal Cord Injury Zone!
We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor. That's 42% more than was previously known.| New Atlas
Common research methods to study the visual system in the laboratory include recording and monitoring neural activity in the presence of sensory stimuli, to help scientists study how neurons encode and respond, for example, to specific visual inputs. One of the biggest technical problems in the neural recording setups used in such experiments, is achieving […]| Arduino Blog
EMBL scientists applied molecular engineering to build photoacoustic probes to label and visualise neurons deep within brain tissue.| EMBL
ADH-503, a possible cancer therapy affecting immune cell activity, slowed progression and prolonged survival in a Rett syndrome mouse model.| Rett Syndrome News
Consider the following scenarios: In the first, you’re about to jump out of a plane to skydive; the second, you’re drowsy and relaxing in bed after a long, exhausting day. As you might imagine, the electrical patterns in your brain would look wildly different between the two. Our behavior, emotions, and thoughts are communicated as […]| Narbis
