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…
New brain circuit discovery offers hope for panic disorder treatments
Our survival depends on brains that constantly search for danger and, if found, stay alert until it has…
Salk researchers isolate specific neurons controlling complex social behaviors
Our brains constantly integrate information about both our internal state and our surroundings to determine how we behave.…
New blood protein biomarkers estimate timing of ALS symptoms
Months to several years before amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) symptoms arise, levels of certain blood proteins may dramatically…
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…
Scientists map how chronic stress alters somatostatin levels in the brain
Consider the brake. Not the engine, which gets all the attention, but the brake, the quiet thing that…
New viral model triggers Parkinson’s symptoms without using toxins
Scientists usually use animal models when studying Parkinson’s disease because these models mimic the disease well. They are limited, however,…
Scientists discover how Arc protein spreads Alzheimer’s brain pathology
Alzheimer’s disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic…
U-M Health neurosurgeons complete first human implant of wireless brain computer interface
Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or…
A hidden immune pathway may help explain why Alzheimer’s inflammation persists
A newly identified epigenetic pathway reveals how overactive microglia may sustain brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s, suggesting KAT7 as…
Antidepressants trigger opposite reactions in different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells
A new study has uncovered how antidepressants affect different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells in opposite ways, offering…
Genetic blueprints bypass individual neuron analysis to accelerate mammalian brain research
While E. Josie Clowney would never suggest that neuroscience is simple, a new study by her team at…