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Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Human Stem Cell Derived Neuron Transplants Reduce Seizures in Mice

Transplanted neurons derived from stem cells shown to be effective in treating epilepsy in mice, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 22, 2016·5 min read

Innovative Tools Will Shed Clarifying Light on Inhibitory Neurons

Researchers have developed a new method that combines genetic markers and virus particles to target GABA cell types with a high degree of specificity.

The image shows neurons from the primary visual cortex of an awake mouse.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2014·4 min read

Neuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical Neurons

A new paper hypothesizes that a particular type of interneuron may influence responses in a context dependent manner.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 11, 2012·6 min read

Novel Mechanisms Underlying Major Childhood Neuromuscular Disease Identified

A study suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease in infants and children, results primarily from motor circuit dysfunction, not motor neuron or muscle cell dysfunction, as is commonly thought. In a second study, the researchers identified the molecular pathway in SMA that leads to problems with motor function.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·October 1, 2019·4 min read

Study provides possible explanation of how a seizure is able to spread through the brain

A new study implicated interneurons and pyramidal cells in the ability of a seizure to spread through the brain.

The image is a reconstruction of the synapses connecting to the neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 26, 2014·3 min read

Optogenetics Captures Neuronal Transmission in Live Mammalian Brain

Researchers observe and measure synaptic transmission in a live animal using optogenetics.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 3, 2015·4 min read

Capturing the Symmetry of Movement

A new study provides insights into networks of interneurons that carry out essential motor and sensory duties.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 29, 2017·4 min read

Selenium Protects a Specific Type of Interneuron in the Brain

A new study reveals selenium is essential for the postnatal development of a specific type of interneuron.

Image shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 8, 2016·4 min read

Transplanted Interneurons Can Help Reduce Fear: Mouse Study

Coupling training to reduce fear and transplanting embryonic interneurons into the amygdala of mice, researchers were able to reduce fear response, a new study reports.

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.