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·September 29, 2023·4 min read

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

Researchers delved into the enigma of sleep disturbances and their relation to Parkinson's disease. Utilizing fruit flies, they found that cellular stress linked to Parkinson's was especially damaging to neurons during nighttime.

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·September 28, 2023·6 min read

Linking Age-Related Memory Decline to a Specific Brain Cell

Researchers have delved deeper into how specific interneurons in the brain affect memory as we age. In a study focusing on the hippocampus, they found that reducing the number of somatostatin-positive interneurons led to cognitive deficits resembling aging.

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·September 27, 2023·7 min read

HSN Neuron Unravels Behavior Mysteries

New research delves into the C. elegans worm's HSN neuron, offering insights into the versatility of individual nerve cells in directing behaviors. This neuron manages a spectrum of activities, from instantaneous egg laying to dictating the worm's speed post egg laying.

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·September 19, 2023·7 min read

Tiny Sea Creatures Provide Evolution’s Clue to Neuron Origins

Researchers investigated the tiny marine animals called placozoans, revealing unexpected links to the evolution of neurons. These ancient creatures have specialized secretory cells that might have been precursors to neurons in advanced animals.

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·September 6, 2023·5 min read

New Hybrid Cell Discovery Shakes Up Neuroscience

Neuroscientists have unveiled a new hybrid cell, straddling the line between the well-known neurons and glial cells in the brain. Previously, glial cells, especially astrocytes, were believed to merely support neuron functions.

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·September 5, 2023·5 min read

Neurons On Edge: Avalanches in Brain Reveal Info Processing Secrets

Researchers provided robust evidence supporting the controversial "critical brain hypothesis" through a project called DishBrain. This experiment, involving 800,000 human neural cells playing Pong, reveals how neurons, when informed about the surrounding environment, shift into a "neural critical" state, enabling cascades of brain activity.

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·August 23, 2023·7 min read

The Molecular Logic Behind Neuron Diversity

Researchers uncovered how distinct neuron types in the Drosophila fruit fly differentiate their functions despite originating from a similar genetic framework. In the study, two closely related neuronal subtypes expressed more than 800 different genes (~5% of the fly genome) differently.

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·August 22, 2023·4 min read

Neural Number Crunching: Why Mammal Brains Favor Lognormal Patterns

New research delves into how the statistical distributions of neuron densities shape mammalian brains. The study analyzed seven species, discovering that neuron densities follow a lognormal distribution - a fundamental organizational principle.

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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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·March 14, 2023·7 min read

“A New Way Biology Works”: Neuronal Signaling Can be Modified by Mirror-Image Molecules

Researchers discovered that the orientation of a single amino acid in a sea slug can determine which neuron receptor is activated, leading to different types of neuronal activities. This finding sheds light on how the brain can regulate communication between cells in different ways.

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·February 15, 2023·6 min read

New Release of Blue Brain Project Atlas Sheds Light on Neuron Types

The Blue Brain Project has released a new and enriched 3D digital cell atlas containing more neuron types than the previous version.

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·January 20, 2023·6 min read

How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons

Researchers have identified how two different populations of neurons in the striatum are affected differently in Huntington's disease. The neurodegeneration of one of these populations leads to motor defects while damage to the other population located in striosomes may account for mood disorders associated with the early stages of Huntington's.

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neurons

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

Linking Age-Related Memory Decline to a Specific Brain Cell

HSN Neuron Unravels Behavior Mysteries

Tiny Sea Creatures Provide Evolution’s Clue to Neuron Origins

New Hybrid Cell Discovery Shakes Up Neuroscience

Neurons On Edge: Avalanches in Brain Reveal Info Processing Secrets

The Molecular Logic Behind Neuron Diversity

Neural Number Crunching: Why Mammal Brains Favor Lognormal Patterns

A New Breakthrough in Alzheimer Disease Research

“A New Way Biology Works”: Neuronal Signaling Can be Modified by Mirror-Image Molecules

New Release of Blue Brain Project Atlas Sheds Light on Neuron Types

How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons

Psilocybin Microdosing Promising for Mental Health Disorders

Age-Related Changes in Spoken Word Recognition

Personality Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

Perception Puzzles: Our Brain’s Unique Counting Methods

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