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·December 28, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

Researchers have identified a mechanism within the cholinergic system that underlies our ability to rapidly focus attention.

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·December 4, 2018·5 min read

A Toxin That Travels From Stomach to Brain May Trigger Parkinson’s

A new study reports the combination of a toxic herbicide and lectins may trigger Parkinsonism after the toxins travel from the stomach to the brain.

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·January 4, 2018·4 min read

Brain Stem Changes Identified in Parkinson’s

A new study reveals Parkinson's patients have more copies of mitochondrial DNA in the brain stem, leading to increased cell death within that area.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

A New Way to Target Neurons Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

A new, non-invasive technique appears to be able to improve Parkinson's disease symptoms in rats, researchers report.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Cholinergic Neurons Send Brain Wide Broadcasts, Enabling the Ability to Learn From the Unexpected

A new study reports cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain respond to reward and punishment with unusual speed and precision.

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·June 24, 2015·5 min read

Mental Flexibility Enabled With Help of Rare Neuron

A new study reports behavioral flexibility is controlled by specific neurons in the striatum.

This image shows axonal fibers from basal forebrain parvalbumin GABA neurons.

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·March 2, 2015·4 min read

Basal Forebrain Neurons Fine Tune Consciousness by Synchronizing Rhythms

A new study provides deeper understanding of the mechanisms the brain uses to sync up for conscious thought.

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·February 18, 2015·4 min read

Nicotine Metabolite Amplifies Action of the Primary Chemical Messenger for Memory and Learning

A new study reports nicotine's primary metabolite supports memory and learning by amplifying the action of a primary chemical messenger in both.

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·December 29, 2014·4 min read

Using Light to Produce Natural Sleep Patterns

Researchers trigger REM sleep in mice using optogenetics, a new study reports.

This image shows the path taken by a single cholinergic neuron as it branches through a thin section of the forebrain of a mouse.

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·June 9, 2014·4 min read

Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice

Researchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.

cholinergic neurons

How the Brain Enables Us to Rapidly Focus Attention

A Toxin That Travels From Stomach to Brain May Trigger Parkinson’s

Brain Stem Changes Identified in Parkinson’s

A New Way to Target Neurons Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

Cholinergic Neurons Send Brain Wide Broadcasts, Enabling the Ability to Learn From the Unexpected

Mental Flexibility Enabled With Help of Rare Neuron

Basal Forebrain Neurons Fine Tune Consciousness by Synchronizing Rhythms

Nicotine Metabolite Amplifies Action of the Primary Chemical Messenger for Memory and Learning

Using Light to Produce Natural Sleep Patterns

Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

Did Fermentation Drive Human Brain Evolution?

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