Researchers report stimulating the cerebellum of rats with schizophrenia like cognitive problems helps to normalize brain activity in the frontal cortex and correct the rat's ability to estimate the passage of time. Read More
Researchers develop a simulated brain which they hope can be used to test new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
Researchers identify a network of genes that controls fundamental properties of neurons and is important for brain activity, memory and the development of schizophrenia. Read More
New research unravels how the feedback system between climbing fibers and Purkinje cells works. Read More
Exposing depressed adolescents to positive and negative words elicited different effects in specific brain regions depending on the sex of the subject, a new Frontiers in Psychiatry study reports. Read More
A new study sheds light on how diet can help control seizures in those with epilepsy. Read More
MHCI, an immune system protein, could play an unexpected role in Autism and Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports. Read More
A new study reveals long term alcohol use is much more damaging to the brain than marijuana. Researchers reveal long term alcohol use is linked to a decrease in both white and gray matter integrity in the hippocampus. However, no such decrease is associated with long term cannabis use. Read More
Using neuroimaging technology, researchers reveal striking differences in brain connectivity between men and women. Read More
Purkinje cells can modulate and filter incoming signals. The findings shed new light on learning mechanisms within the cerebellum. Read More
Researchers trace a rare, previously unknown neurodegenerative disorder to a single genetic mutation in one individual born during the time of the Ottoman Empire. Read More
Disruptions in the supply of allopregnanolone, a hormone created by the placenta late in pregnancy, to the developing fetus can leave children more vulnerable to brain injuries associated with ASD. Losing the supply of ALLO alters cerebellar development, an area of the brain critical for motor coordination and social cognition, impacting the post-birth development of cerebellar white matter. An experimental model revealed deficient cerebellar white matter resulted in social impairments and an increase in repetitive behaviors, two hallmark features associated with autism. Read More
