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·November 2, 2022·3 min read

A New Look at Brain Function and Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers have revealed the 3D structure of NMDA receptor molecules that are critical for brain health. NMDA receptors are believed to contribute to a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. The new model could help with the development of novel treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders.

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·February 8, 2018·4 min read

Autism Genetics Study Calls Attention to Motor Skills and General Cognitive Impairment

A new study of the genetic factors associated with ASD draws attention to the impact autism can have on motor skills and cognitive function.

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·April 5, 2023·4 min read

Danger or Pleasure? How We Learn to Tell the Difference

Scientists have discovered that somatostatin-expressing neurons in the amygdala help distinguish between good and bad stimuli, responding differently to rewards versus punishments and even different types of rewards. Inhibiting these neurons in mice resulted in an inability to learn to associate sounds with rewards or punishments, providing potential insight into addiction and opportunities for new treatments.

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·March 1, 2019·3 min read

Detailed New Primate Brain Atlas Could Lead to Disease Insights

Researchers have created a 3D reconstruction of a marmoset brain that could help offer insights into human neural connectivity.

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·February 1, 2022·4 min read

Finding Structure in the Brain’s Static

Wave patterns provide a deeper insight into sleep, consciousness, and attention.

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·December 9, 2021·3 min read

Fine-Tuning Motivation in the Brain

Researchers implicate neurons in the anterior insula cortex as a driving force for motivation in the brain, according to a new mouse study.

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·March 30, 2023·3 min read

Genome Analysis Just Got Personal

Researchers are leading the effort to understand the human genome on an individual level, identifying the specific genetic mutations that lead to illness based on the patient's own genome.

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·October 20, 2022·3 min read

Got Junk Food on the Brain? These Cells May Be to Blame

Researchers identified a group of neurons in the amygdala which are responsible for hedonic eating.

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·June 18, 2020·4 min read

How chandelier cells light up the brain

Chandelier cells have an unusual direct method of communication. Unlike other neurons, chandelier cells connect directly to the part of a target neuron that initiates a spike.

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·November 5, 2020·4 min read

How Does the Brain Process Fear?

Study reveals the globus pallidus plays a critical role in fear processing.

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·October 26, 2020·3 min read

How to Figure Out What You Don’t Know

Testing multiple computational models of the nervous system, researchers discover that just because a model can make accurate predictions about data, this doesn't always translate into the underlying logic of the biological system it represents.