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·January 22, 2014·4 min read

New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging

A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.

The image shows elecrophysiology slides of the zebrafish.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 9, 2013·2 min read

The Smoking Gun: Fish Brains and Nicotine

A new study hones in on one particular region of the zebrafish brain which could provide better understanding of the neural circuitry underlying nicotine addiction.

The image shows a brain slice and some of the graphs associated with the findings.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 23, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Find Potential Route to Better Treatments for Fragile X and Autism

Researchers discover three specific drugs affect three different kinds of neurotransmitter receptors which all appear to play roles in Fragile X.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 18, 2013·3 min read

Observing Brain Activity During Learning Errors

Mistakes made during the associative learning process activate two distinct neural networks in the brain, researchers discover.

This is an electrophysiology slide showing neurons

Featured Neurology

·October 9, 2013·5 min read

New Strategy to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in Mice

Researchers have identified a set of compounds which could be used to treat MS. These compounds boost a population of progenitor cells which can repair damage to nerve fibers caused by the disease.

This is a diagram of an implanted vagus nerve stimulation device in a human.

Featured Neurology

·October 1, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery

Researchers report on full recovery of forelimb strength in rats after a stroke by using vagus nerve stimulation.

The image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 10, 2013·2 min read

Study Creates New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain

Researchers create new and specific memories by directly manipulating brain cells in the cerebral cortex of rodents.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 20, 2013·2 min read

“Forrest Gump” Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing Can be Bad

Using a line of genetically modified mice, researchers discover boosting acetylcholine can disturb cognitive function.

The image shows a brain affected by severe alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 7, 2013·3 min read

Turning Alzheimer’s Fuzzy Signals Into High Definition

Researchers have discovered how cholinesterase inhibitors, a class of drug that prevents the breakdown of acetylcholine, could sharpen the brain's performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows a comparative brain PET scan of a person with alzheimer's and one without the disease.

Featured Genetics

·February 20, 2013·6 min read

Genome-Wide Imaging Study Identifies New Gene Associated with Alzheimer’s Plaques

Researchers combined genetic data with neuroimaging in order to identify genes associated with amyloid plaque deposits in Alzheimer's disease patients. The study is believed to be the first genome-wide association study of plaque deposits using a specialized PET scan tracer that binds to amyloid.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·2 min read

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Researchers discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act as gatekeepers and carry a receptor for nicotine, which can help explain our ability to remember and sort information. The newly discovered gatekeeper nerve cells, also called OLM-alpha2 cells, provide an explanation to how the flow of information is controlled in the hippocampus.

A patient with Myasthenia Gravis is shown.

Featured Neurology

·October 1, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Halt Autoimmune Disease Myasthenia Gravis in Mice

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a gene-based therapy to stop the rodent equivalent of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis by specifically targeting the destructive immune response the disorder triggers in the body.

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New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging

The Smoking Gun: Fish Brains and Nicotine

Researchers Find Potential Route to Better Treatments for Fragile X and Autism

Observing Brain Activity During Learning Errors

New Strategy to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in Mice

Researchers Find Early Success in New Treatment for Stroke Recovery

Study Creates New Memories by Directly Changing the Brain

“Forrest Gump” Mice Show Too Much of a Good Thing Can be Bad

Turning Alzheimer’s Fuzzy Signals Into High Definition

Genome-Wide Imaging Study Identifies New Gene Associated with Alzheimer’s Plaques

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Researchers Halt Autoimmune Disease Myasthenia Gravis in Mice

Why Your Brain “Dreams” Even When You’re Awake

Mapping the Brain’s Hidden Hub for Creative Thought

“Warm” AI Chatbots Are More Likely to Lie

AI Uncovers a Hidden “Grammar” in DNA Packaging

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