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The image shows a brain affected by severe alzheimer's disease.

·May 7, 2013·3 min read

Turning Alzheimer’s Fuzzy Signals Into High Definition

Researchers have discovered how cholinesterase inhibitors, a class of drug that prevents the breakdown of acetylcholine, could sharpen the brain's performance in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 25, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage

Researchers question why numerous different RNAs are transported to synapses. One reason, they suggest, is that they are stored to later help maintain long-term memory.

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·April 17, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells

Using the nerve cells of sea snails, researchers reverse memory loss by determining when cells were primed for learning. Retraining cells with the use of an optimized training schedule helped compensate for memory loss.

The image is a graph describing how decision is gradually formed.

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·April 15, 2013·4 min read

Bad Decisions Arise from Faulty Information, Not Faulty Brain Circuits

Researchers conclude that poor quality information is to blame for bad decision making, not faults with neural processing.

The image shows the optogenetic LED device being threaded through the eye of a needle.

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·April 11, 2013·4 min read

Tiny Wireless Device Shines Light on Mouse Brain, Generating Reward

Researchers implant optogenetic electronic device into mouse brains, stimulating dopamine producing neurons by emitting light.

The image shows a drawing of the brain with the hypothalamus marked by an arrow and highlighted in orange.

Featured Genetics

·April 5, 2013·2 min read

Breakthrough in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control

Researchers discover a population of cells, called tanycytes, are capable of generating new appetite regulating neurons in the brains of both young and adult rodents. The discovery could offer new avenues for tackling obesity.

The image shows neuron growth when the axons targeted the mRNA. The caption best describes the image.

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·March 22, 2013·3 min read

Making Axons Branch and Grow to Help Nerve Regeneration After Injury

New research points to molecules which help axons to branch and grow. The study could assist in finding new treatments for nerve regeneration after injury.

The brain diagram shown highlights the fusiform gyrus (Brodmann area 37), which is associated with FFA.

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·March 18, 2013·4 min read

Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons

Neurons in the specific brain area responsible for processing faces are too broadly "tuned" in some patients with autism, leading to difficulties in discriminating between the facial features of different individuals, a new study suggests.

The image shows a neuron which creates dopamine. The caption best describes this image.

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·March 14, 2013·4 min read

Transplanted Brain Cells in Monkeys Light Up Personalized Therapy

Researchers transplanted neural cells, derived from adult skin cells, into monkeys; where they developed into several different types of brain cells. The research could eventually help provide new treatment avenues for patients with a wide range of neurological diseases.

The image is a diagram comparing the difference between neuron damage and associated damage in alzheimer's disease with normal neurons.

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·March 8, 2013·2 min read

Buphenyl Identified as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

Buphenyl (sodium phenylbutyrate), a medication approved for the treatment of hyperammonemia, could help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

The image shows schwann cells. The caption best describes the image.

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·March 6, 2013·3 min read

New Clues to Causes of Peripheral Nerve Damage

Researchers discover a build up of acylcarnitines in Schwann cells can lead to nerve damage noted in patients with peripheral neuropathy.

The image shows cultured neurons with projecting dendrites highlighted in green.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 6, 2013·2 min read

Flip of a Single Molecular Switch Makes an Old Brain Young

Monitoring the synapses of living mice, researchers discover an important genetic switch for brain maturation. Mice without the Nogo Receptor 1 gene have persistent levels of juvenile brain plasticity through adulthood.

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neurons

Turning Alzheimer’s Fuzzy Signals Into High Definition

Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage

Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Animal Brain Cells

Bad Decisions Arise from Faulty Information, Not Faulty Brain Circuits

Tiny Wireless Device Shines Light on Mouse Brain, Generating Reward

Breakthrough in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control

Making Axons Branch and Grow to Help Nerve Regeneration After Injury

Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons

Transplanted Brain Cells in Monkeys Light Up Personalized Therapy

Buphenyl Identified as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease

New Clues to Causes of Peripheral Nerve Damage

Flip of a Single Molecular Switch Makes an Old Brain Young

Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Fixes Parkinson’s Walking Gait

Cohabitation Drives Transmission of Diabetes Linked Microbes

Young People Turn to AI for Mental Health Support

Behavioral Mapping Tames Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Psychosis

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