Genetic family mapping uncovers hidden links across ALS and FTD
Researchers at the Macquarie University Brain Institute and Clinic have helped accelerate the search for disease-causing genes by…
Shared neural noise may not limit the brain’s information capacity
Our brains internally represent the outside world through the coordinated activity of billions of neurons. A single neuron…
Genetic discovery offers clues for repairing damaged neural connections
A new discovery by neuroscientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science challenges long-held beliefs in neurobiology…
Genetic variant accelerates Huntington’s disease onset by over a decade
A new study has revealed why some people with Huntington’s disease develop symptoms 10 to 12 years earlier…
Inhibitory neurons act as a brake on brain tumor growth
Brain tumors do not grow in isolation. They develop within the highly active environment of the brain, where…
Nanoparticle Therapy Reverses Alzheimer’s Progression in Mice
Researchers at the University of South Carolina have developed a nanoparticle-based treatment that appears to improve performance on…
New microscope tracks electrical activity across the brain on the scale of milliseconds
Within the brain, neurons compute by generating electrical impulses. These signals travel throughout neurons, which are in turn connected in vast networks that control brain functions such as sensory perception,…
Early-life stress rewires brain epigenetics to heighten sensitivity to future stress
Mouse experiments reveal how early-life stress may leave a lasting epigenetic imprint in dopamine-related brain circuitry, priming molecular,…
New imaging platform tracks hundreds of neurons at unprecedented depths
The brain is a vast, densely interconnected network of neurons computing in parallel. Watching these computations unfold in…
Salk neuroscientists identify traveling brain waves as a computational engine
Your brain has something surprising in common with the ocean: waves! Electrical activity washes over the brain’s surface,…
Study uncovers self-propelled actin filaments that shape living cells
Every time a white blood cell engulfs a bacterium, a neuron extends a projection to connect with a…
Zebrafish study shows how visual surroundings reshape the eye’s retina
The environment experienced by young zebrafish influences both the shape and electrical activity of the neurons in the eye, which impacts subsequent behavior. …