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·November 22, 2024·5 min read

Brainstem Neurons Guide Gaze, Maintain Short-Term Memory

Researchers used zebrafish larvae to uncover how brainstem neurons guide gaze and maintain short-term memory. By mapping neuronal circuits, they built a computational model that accurately predicted network activity. The findings shed light on visual-motor systems and offer insights for treating eye movement disorders.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·October 8, 2024·5 min read

Brainstem Inflammation Linked to Long-Covid Symptoms

New research shows that severe Covid-19 infection can cause inflammation in the brainstem, potentially leading to prolonged symptoms like fatigue, breathlessness, and anxiety. Using ultra-high-resolution 7-Tesla MRI scanners, scientists observed specific brainstem areas associated with these symptoms, highlighting how immune response post-infection might affect brain health.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 13, 2021·4 min read

Rare Form of Autism Exhales Secrets of Breathing

Breathing difficulties associated with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, a rare form of autism, have been linked to a specific set of neurons in the brainstem.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 14, 2021·4 min read

How the Brain Paralyzes You While You Sleep

Neurons in the brainstem suppress unwanted movements during REM sleep in mice, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 16, 2020·7 min read

Neurons That Control Nausea-Like Responses Revealed

GLP1R neurons play a critical role in initiating the nausea response.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 22, 2019·3 min read

What leads to compulsive alcohol use?

A network linking the medial prefrontal cortex and brainstem plays a critical role in the development of compulsive drinking disorder and is a driver for its expression.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·October 21, 2019·4 min read

Gene variants influence size of brain stem and other structures

Researchers identified 48 common genetic variants that appear to play a role in the size of the brainstem and other subcortical structures. Forty of the variants were novel. The findings also revealed 199 genes related to the variants which regulate brain development and susceptibility to neurological disorders.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 17, 2018·4 min read

Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

University of Copenhagen researchers have identified two areas of the midbrain that appear to play specific roles in the start, speed and content of dependent selection of locomotion in mice.