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Neurocircuitry Underlying Arousal Uncovered
NewsCaltech researchers have identified a subset of neurons in the dorsal raphe important for mediating arousal.
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Neurochoice Big Idea Initiative to Fight Opioid Epidemic in USA
NewsNeurochoice brings together neuroscientists, psychologists, public policy scholars and others to tackle drug addiction and find better treatments and policies for dealing with the problem.
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New Data and Analysis Tools Released for Allen Brain Observatory
NewsAllen Institute for Brain Science releases new data and analysis tools for the Allen Brain Observatory.
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Novel Imaging Method Reveals New Food-Seeking Circuitry
NewsResearchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center used a novel micro-periscope to investigate cell activity in the insular cortex during food seeking behaviour, revealing new neuronal pathways important for energy balance.
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FDA to Fast Track Designation for Pfizer and Lilly's Tanezumab
News Jun 27, 2017Global Phase 3 program is studying potential new treatment option for millions of people living with chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.
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Genetic Variation, Ozone Combine to Increase Autism Risk
News Jun 26, 2017A new analysis shows that individuals with high levels of genetic variation and elevated exposure to ozone in the environment are at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected by adding the two risk factors together.
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Reproducing a Retinal Disease on a Chip
News Jun 23, 2017A joint research team from the Graduate Schools of Engineering and Medicine at Tohoku University has recapitulated a pathological condition of retinal diseases on a chip.
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Biological Fingerprint of Tuberculosis Meningitis Discovered in Children
News Jun 23, 2017Children with tuberculosis meningitis have a biological fingerprint that can be used to assess the severity of the condition, help decide the best course of treatment, and provide clues for novel treatments.
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Leading Charity Calls for Government to Confirm Plans for Dementia Research
News Jun 20, 2017Alzheimer's Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has called for the new government to renew its commitment to funding research into the condition.
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Review: Cortical Disinhibition Impairs Memory and Attention
News Jun 16, 2017Review paper in a special edition of the British Journal of Pharmacology describes the importance of inhibition to brain function.
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Motor Errors Lead to Enhanced Performance in Older Adults
News Jun 16, 2017Making big exaggerated movement errors improves fine-tuning of motor control, just like babies.
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Previously Unpublished Clinical Trial Data Explain Effects and Issues of Key MS Drug
News Jun 16, 2017Through a Freedom of Information request to the European Medicines Agency, researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have gained access to data from drug trials, revealing new information about a key drug for multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Making Art Activates Brain’s Reward Pathway
News Jun 14, 2017Your brain’s reward pathways become active during art-making activities like doodling, according to a new Drexel University study.
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Developmental Time Course of Connectome Maturation Key to Understanding Autism and Schizophrenia
News Jun 14, 2017Open access review from Prof. Marcus Keiser eloquently describes how spatial and temporal factors shape connectome development in health and disease.
