The Neuroscience Roundup - 06/28/19
List Jun 28, 2019 | by Ruairi J Mackenzie, Science Writer for Technology Networks
Close-up of a giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Credit: Bill Abbott [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
Here's a short selection of our favorite neuroscience stories from the last week!
What are model organisms and why do we use them?
In this flipbook we highlight three important model organisms used in scientific research, showcasing some incredible images captured in the process, courtesy of The Cell Image Library.
1. A blood test that could potentially diagnose Alzheimer's disease is to undergo a clinical trial in the autumn.
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2. Researchers have mapped the complex circuits that control the Giant Pacific Octopus's arms, finding they are different from circuits controlling vertebrate limbs.
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3. A study involving over 2,500 individuals has put a number on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) rates in athletes and non-athletes
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4. Parkinson's Disease could begin in the gut and travel to the brain via the vagus nerve, suggests a study in mice
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5. Close analysis of EEG data reveals that nearly 1 in 7 brain-injured ICU patients shows evidence of hidden consciousness just days after injury
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At the British Neuroscience Association's Festival of Neuroscience 2019, Professor John Hardy of University College London explains how knowledge of the role that genetics play in the development of neurodegenerative conditions has been harnessed to develop novel and more successful therapeutics.
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