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·August 31, 2023·5 min read

Brain’s Weight Switch Found: Eat What You Want, Lose Weight With New Treatment

A revolutionary discovery reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain, play a key role in regulating fat metabolism and obesity. These cells act on a cluster of neurons, known as the GABRA5 cluster, effectively acting as a "switch" for weight regulation.

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·June 29, 2023·4 min read

Decoding Repetitive Negative Thoughts: Machine Learning Predicts Rumination

A team of researchers have developed a predictive model to recognize patterns of persistent negative thinking, or rumination, using machine learning. Researchers hypothesized that the variance of dynamic connectivity between certain brain regions, such as the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC), could be associated with rumination.

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·June 1, 2023·6 min read

Hippocampal Neurons Hold Key to Social Recognition

Using a new experimental paradigm in mice, the study showed that the CA1 region plays an essential role in individual recognition.

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·April 16, 2023·4 min read

A New Breakthrough in Alzheimer Disease Research

A novel imaging technique is capable of showing reactive astrocyte-neuron interactions. The technique sheds new light on Alzheimer's pathologies and offers a potential breakthrough for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.

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·December 2, 2022·5 min read

Synchronized Neural Oscillations in the Right Brain Induce Empathic Behavior

Empathy is induced by synchronized neural oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, a new mouse study reveals.

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·April 16, 2022·6 min read

Modulating NMDA Receptor Activity Is the Key to Successful Treatment of PTSD

NYX-783, a newly discovered drug, helps modulate NMDA receptor function in neurons. The drug appears to be effective at suppressing the return of PTSD symptoms in rodent models.

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·November 30, 2021·4 min read

Controlling Brain Circuits, Behavior, and Emotion Using Light

A newly developed system dubbed Opto-vTrap can temporarily trap vesicles from being released from brain cells.

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·May 16, 2020·5 min read

Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleep

PTPδ, a synaptic adhesion molecule, regulates synaptic development and sleep behavior in mouse models.

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·April 9, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 mapped out

Newly discovered modifications of the coronavirus RNA offers clues for combatting COVID-19. The findings also shed light on the lifecycle of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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·December 18, 2018·3 min read

A Single Faulty Gene Can Lead to Lupus

Researchers report defects in the Ets1 gene is linked to characteristics associated with systemic lupus erythematosus immune abnormalities.

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

Researchers have identified a specific genetic variant that appears to help facilitate empathy driven by fear in rodents.

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·July 6, 2017·6 min read

Controlling Memory By Triggering Specific Brain Waves During Sleep

Using optogenetics, researchers manipulated pulses of neural activity during non REM sleep that made mice either remember of forget things they had learned. This novel study demonstrated that altering sleep spindle oscillations during sleep has an impact on memory formation and retention.

Institute For Basic Science

Brain’s Weight Switch Found: Eat What You Want, Lose Weight With New Treatment

Decoding Repetitive Negative Thoughts: Machine Learning Predicts Rumination

Hippocampal Neurons Hold Key to Social Recognition

A New Breakthrough in Alzheimer Disease Research

Modulating NMDA Receptor Activity Is the Key to Successful Treatment of PTSD

Controlling Brain Circuits, Behavior, and Emotion Using Light

Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleep

COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 mapped out

A Single Faulty Gene Can Lead to Lupus

Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

Controlling Memory By Triggering Specific Brain Waves During Sleep

Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New

New Tools Illuminate Myelin Growth in Infants

From Vinyl to Visions: Fruit Flies Showcase Decision-Making Prowess

Jellyfish Show Remarkable Learning Skills

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