FeaturedNeuroscience·November 14, 2014·3 min readComputer Model of Nerve Cells Provides Insights into Communication ProblemsA new study reports neural connectivity problems associated with neurodegenerative diseases could be the result of dendritic structural degeneration.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 24, 2014·2 min readSchizophrenia May Be Triggered By Excess ProteinAn overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·February 16, 2015·3 min readHuman Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by ChemotherapyA new study reports human neural stem cells show promise for reversing cognitive impairments following chemotherapy.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 31, 2015·2 min readTracking Dendritic Activity During Learning Reveals How the Brain Encodes and Stores InformationA new study provides additional insight into how the brain stores and encodes new information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2015·4 min readMemories in the MakingResearchers report Asef2 plays a critical role in the formation of dendritic spines.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 5, 2015·5 min readOrganization Principles of the Sensory Cortex Revealed by 3D Neural Network ModelsResearchers have successfully reconstructed neural networks which interconnect cortical columns in a rat's brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2015·2 min readResearchers Discover Initiation Mechanism for Dendritic SpinesResearchers find the MIM protein bends plasma membrane to aid the formation of dendritic spines from the surface of the neuronal dendrite.Read More
Featured·June 29, 2015·3 min readEnergy for Visual Processing Provided by Microtubules in Retinal NeuronsResearchers have identified a thick band of microtubules within retinal neurons which help provide the energy required for visual processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2015·3 min readNeuronal Plasticity and the Changing SeasonsA new study enhances understanding of the mechanisms vital to the regulation of the circadian system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2015·4 min readHuman Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other DisordersUsing adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2015·3 min readHow Centrosomin Prevents Dendrites From Branching OutA new study investigates how neurons get their branching shapes.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 28, 2015·6 min readDiscovery About How Water Enters Neurons Could Help with New Treatments for Deadly Brain SwellingNew findings about how water enters neurons could help pave the way for the development of new therapies to treat edema.Read More
