Using blood proteins to make living brains transparent
Making a living brain transparent and watching its neurons fire without disturbing their function-sounds like science fiction, doesn’t…
Specific inhibitory neurons in the prefrontal cortex control addiction relapse
Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even…
FOXJ3 gene identified as the critical link between abnormal brain development and epilepsy
Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a “master switch” failure, disrupting how the…
Learning strengthens coordination among sensory neurons in the brain
When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a…
Vectorized instructive signals in cortical dendrites
Sacramento, J., Bengio, Y., Costa, R. P. & Senn, W. Dendritic cortical microcircuits approximate the backpropagation algorithm. In…
Study reframes amygdala as the sophisticated learning arbiter
A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala-the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in…
Study analyzes alterations in the cerebral cortex in people with psychosis
Researchers at the University of Seville have analyzed alterations in the cerebral cortex in people suffering from psychosis.…
Electroacupuncture relieves pain-induced anxiety through prefrontal neural circuits
Neuropathic pain, caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is a major clinical challenge and…
Lab-grown corticospinal neurons offer new models for ALS and spinal injuries
Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved…
Single-cell analysis reveals gene disruptions in early-onset Alzheimer’s brain regions
A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell…
Brain immune cells drive persistent negative emotions after repeated binge drinking
New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying…
How neural circuits orchestrate facial expressions
When a baby smiles at you, it’s almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a…