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·July 15, 2010·2 min read

Neurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients

Neurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1.

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·September 28, 2010·2 min read

Early Life Stresses Could Have Lasting Effects On GAD1 Gene

Neuroscience research published in September's Journal of Neuroscience suggests early life stresses may modify the GAD1 gene, which controls the production of GABA. Through their research on rats, researchers were able to note that those who experienced a lack of affection showed an obstruction within the DNA which controls the GAD1 gene. As it is believed that GABA deficits might be apparent within schizophrenic patients, researchers propose that the modification of GAD1 might determine a child's predisposition to mental illness.

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·June 22, 2011·3 min read

Deconstructing Vision: Motion, Critical Windows and Curing Blindness in India

What if blind eyes could see? What does that mean? That’s the question neuroscientist Pawan Sinha and his team at...

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·March 15, 2012·3 min read

Stem Cells Hint at Potential Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition...

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·June 12, 2012·2 min read

Naturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic Pain

Researchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain...

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·August 6, 2012·4 min read

Brain’s Stem Cells Eavesdrop to Find Out When to Act

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation decide to remain dormant or create new brain cells. Apparently, the stem cells “listen in” on the chemical communication among nearby neurons to get an idea about what is stressing the system and when they need to act.

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·August 8, 2012·4 min read

New Model Synapse Could Shed Light on Disorders Such as Epilepsy and Anxiety

A new way to study the role of a critical neurotransmitter in disorders such as epilepsy, anxiety, insomnia, depression, schizophrenia, and alcohol addiction has been developed. This model synapse can precisely control a variety of receptors for the neurotransmitter called GABA, which is important in brain chemistry.

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·August 22, 2012·6 min read

Low-dose Sedative Alleviates Autistic-like Behavior in Mice with Dravet Syndrome Mutation

A low dose of the sedative clonazepam alleviated autistic-like behavior in mice with a mutation that causes Dravet syndrome in humans.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2012·2 min read

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Researchers discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act as gatekeepers and carry a receptor for nicotine, which can help explain our ability to remember and sort information. The newly discovered gatekeeper nerve cells, also called OLM-alpha2 cells, provide an explanation to how the flow of information is controlled in the hippocampus.

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·October 11, 2012·4 min read

Engineered Flies Spill Secret of Seizures

Scientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent febrile seizures by genetically engineering fruit flies to harbor a mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people. Their new study also highlights the first use of genetic engineering to swap a human genetic disease mutation into a directly analogous gene in a fly.

Light from fiber optic cables are shown.

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·January 24, 2013·2 min read

Neuroscientists Create Fiber Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures in Mice

UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.

This is a brain scan with an arrow to the location of the Thalamus.

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·May 30, 2013·4 min read

Brain Makes its Own Version of Valium

Researchers have found a naturally occurring protein, know as diazepam binding inhibitor, secreted only in discrete areas of the brain may act as a Valium-like break in certain types of epilepsy.

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GABA

Neurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients

Early Life Stresses Could Have Lasting Effects On GAD1 Gene

Deconstructing Vision: Motion, Critical Windows and Curing Blindness in India

Stem Cells Hint at Potential Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Naturally Occurring Protein Has a Role in Chronic Pain

Brain’s Stem Cells Eavesdrop to Find Out When to Act

New Model Synapse Could Shed Light on Disorders Such as Epilepsy and Anxiety

Low-dose Sedative Alleviates Autistic-like Behavior in Mice with Dravet Syndrome Mutation

Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory

Engineered Flies Spill Secret of Seizures

Neuroscientists Create Fiber Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures in Mice

Brain Makes its Own Version of Valium

Protein Key to Lifespan and Healthy Aging Identified

Unlocking Genes Behind Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Placebo Power: Patient Belief in Treatment Impacts Depression Therapy Effectiveness

Redefining Myelin Damage

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