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Looking to the body to better understand the brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 6, 2019

From researching the microbiome and immune system to nociception, scientists are looking beyond the nervous system to gain a better understanding of neurological and mental health disorders.... Read More...

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Study shows how the nervous system can transmit information across multiple generations

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2019

Neural small RNAs regulate germline genes to control behavior transgenerationally in nematodes.... Read More...

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RNA Changes Aid Memory and Learning Process

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2018

The most common messenger RNA modification in mammals helps coordinate nerve cell response to memory inducting stimulus, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Possible New Ways to Regenerate Myelin

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2018

Researchers successfully used a synthetic compound to stimulate a receptor pathway to promote remyelination in the brain. The technique may have significant beneficial implications for treating multiple sclerosis, researchers say.... Read More...

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Nervous System Puts the Brakes on Inflammation

Neuroscience NewsMarch 4, 2018

A new study reveals ILC2 cells in the nervous system can halt immune response to infections that cause inflammation.... Read More...

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Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 28, 2018

A new study sheds light on key aspects of nervous system development.... Read More...

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Stress in Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Infant’s Nervous System and Psychological Well Being

Neuroscience NewsNovember 24, 2017

UCSF researchers report maternal stress could impact the development of a child's parasympathetic nervous system, both in utero and after birth. Additionally, children whose mothers were stressed during pregnancy smile less, are less engaged and have a diminished ability to regulate emotions. ... Read More...

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Flashing Neurons in Worms Reveal How the Brain Generates Behavior

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2017

Researchers use new brain imaging technology to investigate how the nervous system of C. elegans works to generate specific behaviors.... Read More...

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Supercomputer Unlocks Secrets of the Brain and Safer Anesthetics

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2017

A new study reveals a switching mechanism that could help in the design of new anesthetic drugs.... Read More...

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Study Overturns Seminal Research About the Developing Nervous System

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2017

Study overturns conventional thought about how axons grow during embryonic development.... Read More...

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Study Shows Rapid Growth in Neuroscience Research

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2017

A new study evaluates the growth in neuroscience research between 2006 and 2015.... Read More...

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Discovery Rewriting the Evolutionary History of the Nervous System

Neuroscience NewsMarch 8, 2017

A new study tests conventional theories on the development of the nervous system and sheds light on how the nervous system may have evolved.... Read More...

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nervous system

Looking to the body to better understand the brain

Study shows how the nervous system can transmit information across multiple generations

RNA Changes Aid Memory and Learning Process

Possible New Ways to Regenerate Myelin

Nervous System Puts the Brakes on Inflammation

Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System Discovered

Stress in Pregnancy Linked to Changes in Infant’s Nervous System and Psychological Well Being

Flashing Neurons in Worms Reveal How the Brain Generates Behavior

Supercomputer Unlocks Secrets of the Brain and Safer Anesthetics

Study Overturns Seminal Research About the Developing Nervous System

Study Shows Rapid Growth in Neuroscience Research

Discovery Rewriting the Evolutionary History of the Nervous System