Purkinje cells Research Articles

Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Mouse study reveals neonatal nicotine exposure primes the ventral tegmental area, making the animals more susceptible to the effects of nicotine when exposed again later in life. ... Read More...

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Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression

Neuroscience NewsApril 7, 2019

Findings provide evidence to support the role of human roseoloviruses, HHV-6A, and HHV-6B in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.... Read More...

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Surprise Finding in Neurons

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2018

Researchers discover higher infection rates in Purkinje cells with the herpesvirus HHV-6 in patients with bipolar disorder.... Read More...

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Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2018

Computational neurosciences have created a virtual version of Purkinje cells in the brain's cerebellum. The virtual cells may shed light on how Purkinje cells work.... Read More...

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Gene that Helps Prevent Brain Disease Identified

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2018

Researchers report the ANKRD16 can prevent protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...

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Decoding the Brain’s Learning Machine

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

A new study sheds light on how the cerebellum is able to make predictions and learn from mistakes, especially when it comes to completing complex motor actions. The findings could help in the development of new machine learning technologies. ... Read More...

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Adult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

Neuroscience NewsMarch 30, 2018

Gene expressions in the brain that occur early in development may explain why some cerebellar stem cell populations behave differently in people with SCA1, researchers report.... Read More...

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Illuminating Mechanism at Play in Learning

Neuroscience NewsMarch 15, 2018

Researchers report molecular networks on both sides of a synapse are important for controlling learning. ... Read More...

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Lab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to Autism

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 16, 2018

Researchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.... Read More...

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Defining Function of an Enigmatic Synaptic Protein

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2017

Researchers shed light on the role Synaptotagmin 7 plays in neurotransmission in inhibitory synapses.... Read More...

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A Molecule for Proper Neural Wiring in the Cerebellum

Neuroscience NewsJuly 28, 2017

Researchers reveal the role GLAST plays in establishing and maintaining neural wiring of Purkinje cells.... Read More...

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Shining Light on Brain Cells That Coordinate Movement

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2017

Researchers have developed a novel technique that allows them to insert a gene into Perkinje cells in the adult brain. This approach, researchers say, could be used to change behavior and alter the function of brain circuits.... Read More...

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Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

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Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Modified protein can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in mice

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AI

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

AI used to detect brain’s response to multiple sclerosis treatment

Brain activation provides individual-level prediction of bipolar disorder risk

Robotics

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Psychology

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

Purkinje cells

Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression

Surprise Finding in Neurons

Upgrade for Virtual Brain Cell

Gene that Helps Prevent Brain Disease Identified

Decoding the Brain’s Learning Machine

Adult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

Illuminating Mechanism at Play in Learning

Lab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to Autism

Defining Function of an Enigmatic Synaptic Protein

A Molecule for Proper Neural Wiring in the Cerebellum

Shining Light on Brain Cells That Coordinate Movement