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Temporary disconnects shed light on long-term brain dysfunction
Targeting axons uncovers the brain's distance communications.
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Complex learning dismantles barriers in the brain
Biology lessons teach us that the brain is divided into separate areas, each of which processes a specific sense. But findings published in eLife show we can supercharge it to be more flexible. .
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Non-Opioid Pain Pathway in the Brain Discovered
Study provides evidence for the existence of a non-opioid process in the brain to reduce pain through mindfulness meditation.
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Flipping a light switch recovers memories lost to Alzheimer's disease mice
Light stimulation of brain cells can recover memories in mice with Alzheimer's disease-like memory loss, according to new research from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics. The rescue of memories, which changed both the structure of neurons as well as the behavior of mice, was achieved using optogenetics, a method for manipulating genetically tagged cells with precise bursts of light.
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When memories age: Neuroscientists follow the trace of memory
Molecular imaging shows how we remember.
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Dopamine key to vocal learning, songbird study finds
Experiments are the first to isolate the role of dopamine in sensory-motor learning.
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Rapid response for inflammation control in songbirds' brains could lead to therapies in humans
A biological process in the brains of zebra finches shows that the songbirds respond quickly to trauma and are capable of controlling the natural inflammation that occurs to protect the brain from injury.
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MSD Joins £4.5 Million Dementia Consortium
Company has Joined the Dementia Consortium to discover new therapeutics that benefit patients with dementia.
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Super-clear synapses at super resolutions
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Japan have developed a way to obtain super-resolution 3-D images of delicate structures deep in the brain. Published in Cell Reports, the work describes a new process for making brain tissue transparent that outperforms other methods and allows extremely detailed imaging of tiny but important structures within neurons.
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Genetic cause of spinocerebellar ataxia identified
Using the genetic information of two different families with three generations of disease, researchers have identified a new mutation responsible for a degenerative and ultimately fatal movement disorder.
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