FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 26, 2016·5 min readNew Mechanism of How Brain Networks Form IdentifiedInhibitory neurons form neural networks that become broader as they mature, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2015·4 min readAutism and Schizophrenia Linked to Special Class of Inhibitory NeuronsA new study reports the loss of mGluR5 receptors in the brain could be responsible for the development of autism and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2015·2 min readWhat Happens in the Brain When We Think?A new study questions standing theories on how the brain absorbs and processes information.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 7, 2015·3 min readScientists Discover Important Communication Mechanism Between Two Brain Areas Implicated in SchizophreniaDisruptions in an inhibitory brain circuit between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may underlie cognitive disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2014·3 min readResearch Reveals First Glimpse of a Brain Circuit That Helps Experience Shape PerceptionResearchers observe inhibitory neurons which link olfaction with cognition and memory in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2013·3 min readClass of Cortical Inhibitory Neurons That Specialize in Disinhibition IdentifiedVIP interneurons specialize in inhibiting other inhibitory neurons in multiple regions of the cerebral cortex under specific behavioral conditions, a new study shows.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2013·3 min readScientists Learn more about how Inhibitory Brain Cells get ExcitedNew research discovers an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited. Erbin, a protein critical to brain development, is also crucial for the excitement of inhibitory cells.Read More
