Posts Tagged ‘neuroscience research’
New Brain Map Developed By UGA Researchers
GPS for the brain: UGA researchers develop new brain map University of Georgia researchers have developed a map of the human brain that shows great promise as a new guide to the inner workings of the body’s most complex and critical organ. With this map, researchers [Read More]
Von Economo Neurons Discovered In Macaque Monkey Insular Cortex
Rare Neurons Discovered in Monkey Brains Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in humans. The anterior insular cortex is a small brain region that plays a crucial role in human self-awareness and in related [Read More]
Intranasal Insulin Improves Memory in Normal Adults and in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
I am the scientist who invented the intranasal insulin treatment that the Obama administration and NIH just announced they would provide millions of dollars in funding to further test and develop for Alzheimer’s disease. I first developed (US Patent 5,624,898: issued [Read More]
Oxytocin Could Help Improve Processing Social Information in Children With Autism
Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that oxytocin, a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body, increased brain [Read More]
Suspicion Resides in Two Regions of the Brain
Our baseline level of distrust is distinct and separable from our inborn lie detector. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on my parahippocampal gyrus. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct [Read More]
Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and Grasp
NIH-funded study shows progress in brain-computer interface technology. In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own – for the first time in nearly 15 years – by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm. The [Read More]
Revealing the Stars of Brain Adaptability
Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are found to bridge the gap between global brain activity and localized circuits. Global network activity in the brain modulates local neural circuitry via calcium signaling in non-neuronal cells called astrocytes, according to [Read More]
Glial Cells Supply Nerve Fibers with Energy-Rich Metabolic Products
Glial cells pass on metabolites to neurons. Around 100 billion neurons in the human brain enable us to think, feel and act. They transmit electrical impulses to remote parts of the brain and body via long nerve fibres known as axons. This communication requires enormous [Read More]
Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism
A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities, a new study by Yale University researchers shows. “This is the cost of being human,” [Read More]
Response to First Drug Treatment May Signal Likelihood of Future Seizures in People with Epilepsy
How well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment may signal the likelihood that they will continue to have more seizures, according to a study published in the May 9, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American [Read More]
