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·January 17, 2018·3 min read

Neuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’s

A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.

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·December 9, 2017·4 min read

How Toxoplasmosis Exploits Immune Cells to Reach the Brain

Stockholm University researchers have discovered how a common parasite found in cat feces moves through the body and enters the brain. Toxoplasma gondii is able to take control of immune cells and use them to move through the body, eventually reaching the brain.

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·November 30, 2017·3 min read

Smartphone Addiction Creates Imbalance in Brain

Smartphone and internet addiction appears to have an impact on brain chemistry. A new study reports the ratio of GABA to Glx is significantly increased in the anterior cingulate cortex of teens who are addicted to their smartphones.

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·November 21, 2017·4 min read

Defining Function of an Enigmatic Synaptic Protein

Researchers shed light on the role Synaptotagmin 7 plays in neurotransmission in inhibitory synapses.

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·November 15, 2017·4 min read

The Thalamus Helps the Cerebrum With Learning

New findings from Max Plank Institute researchers challenges conventional belief about the role of the thalamus in learning. Researchers report the thalamus plays a far more active role in visual processing in the context of learning than previously thought.

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·November 13, 2017·4 min read

Potential Treatment For Autism and Intellectual Disability

A GABA receptor modulating drug has been shown to reverse both social and cognitive deficits induced by a genetic mutation associated with autism and intellectual disabilities, researchers report.

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·November 10, 2017·6 min read

Both Obese and Anorexic Women Have Low Levels of ‘Feel Good’ Neurosteroid

Women who suffer from eating disorders from anorexia to obesity have lower levels of allopregnanolone, a progesterone metabolite previously linked to mood disorders, a new study reports.

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·November 10, 2017·5 min read

New Wake Promoting Node Pinpointed in Brain

A new study reports supamammillary glutamate neurons in the caudal hypothalamus play a critical role in wakefulness.

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·November 3, 2017·6 min read

Mechanism That Helps Us Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts Identified

GABA concentration within the hippocampus may predict a person's ability to block memory retrieval and prevent unwanted thoughts from occurring, a new study reports.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

How Do Adult Brain Circuits Regulate New Neuron Production?

UNC researchers have identified a brain circuit that runs from near the front of the brain to the hippocampus that helps to control neurogenesis.

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·October 16, 2017·6 min read

Dietary Supplement Dampens Brain Hyperexcitability Seen in Epilepsy

Researchers were able to dampen hyperexcitability associated with seizure disorders in rodent models by inducing biochemical alterations with glucosamine, a dietary supplement.