FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 14, 2020·6 min readStudy Uncovers the Molecular Events by Which Popular Antidepressants WorkActivity of the c-Fos gene begins the increase on the ninth day of exposure to antidepressants. By day 14, mice showed behavioral changes associated with SSRI use. This may explain why suicide rates drop after nine days of treatment, and symptoms of depression improve after three weeks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 6, 2017·5 min readHow the Brain Shapes Perception to Control BehaviorA new study provides insight into how the brain processes visual information to help control behavior.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2017·6 min readStudy Identifies ‘Night Owl’ Gene VariantA new study reveals those with the 'night owl' variant of the CRY1 gene have longer circadian cycles than other people, making them stay awake for longer at night.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 1, 2021·4 min readScientists Discover a New Class of Memory Cells in the BrainResearchers have identified a novel population of neurons in the temporal pole that links facial perception to long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readFirst Mutant Ants Shed Light on Evolution of Social BehaviorModifying genes essential for sensing pheromones in ants resulted in the insects' displaying deficiencies in social behaviors and reduced ability to survive within a colony.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 21, 2022·6 min readCommon Alzheimer’s Gene Variant Linked to COVID MortalityMice with the Alzheimer's disease-associated APOE4 and the APOE2 genes were more likely to die from COVID-19 than those with the APOE3 gene. Those with APOE4 and APOE2 genes had more virus replication in the lungs, higher inflammation, and increased tissue damage following coronavirus infection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 31, 2016·3 min readWatching in 3D as Neurons in Living Mouse Brain CommunicateResearchers have recorded the activity of thousands of neurons layered within three-dimensional sections of brain as they signaled to one another in a living mouse.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 6, 2019·4 min readNew hope for treating childhood brain cancerDIPG cancer cells exposed to MI-2 fail to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and die quickly, by inhibiting lanosterol synthase. Additionally, while MI-2 destroys glioma cancer cells, the drug does not damage healthy brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 11, 2020·4 min readHow a gut infection may produce chronic symptomsInfections in the intestine may contribute to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by damaging the gut's nervous system. Researchers explore why neurons in the gut die as a result of infection and how the immune system normally protects them. The findings could provide new avenues of treatment for IBS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2019·4 min readNew compounds could be used to treat autoimmune disordersResearchers have developed small molecules that inhibit one of the main enzymes implicated in autoimmune response. The research could lead to potential new medications for a range of autoimmune diseases.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 15, 2021·3 min readStudy Links Cellular Transport Pathway to Aggressive Brain CancerResearchers have identified a pathway involving a protein called Rab35 in glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports restoring the activity of Rab35 could have therapeutic benefits for those with glioblastoma.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 5, 2021·4 min readStudy Detects Origins of Huntington’s Disease in Two-Week-Old Human EmbryosSynthesizing a human embryo from stem cells and using gene editing to insert the Huntingtin gene, researchers found the mutation affected the size of germ layers compared to the control embryos. Findings suggest Huntington's disease may be a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents as a neurodegenerative disease laterRead More
