Brain’s Own Cannabis-Like Signal Shields Mice From Stress-Induced Depression
A new study in BMC Medicine shows that endocannabinoid-dependent depotentiation at lateral hypothalamus-to-lateral habenula synapses acts as a synaptic reset ...
Tag: electrophysiology
Aging Brain Circuits May Drive Muscle Weakness, Mouse Study Finds
A new mouse study links hyperexcitable neurons in the aged motor cortex to muscle weakness, with cortical firing frequency statistically ...
Rice Plants Broadcast Their Defenses as Electrical Signals Scientists Can Now Read
Chinese researchers have shown that simple electrical measurements of rice leaves can identify which pest is attacking, track the plant's ...
A Single Potassium Channel Emerges as a Surprising Clue to Oil Palm Yields
Researchers have characterized EgKT2-1, an inwardly rectifying Shaker-type potassium channel in oil palm whose expression is nearly fourfold higher in ...
Gene Therapy Tames the Brain’s Dangerous Electrical Storms
Researchers used adeno-associated virus to express the KCNN4 gene in mouse neocortex, cutting the amplitude of spreading depolarization several-fold and ...
Engineered Brain Organoids Move Toward Standardized, Translational Lab Models
A new review proposes an engineering-to-function framework linking brain organoid construction variables, vascularization strategies, and functional validation to the translational ...
Brain Rhythms Out of Step: Beta Waves and Neurons Disagree in Parkinson’s Region
New research reveals that beta oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus do not consistently align with the timing of neuronal bursts, ...
AI Protein Models Predict a Moth’s Sex Pheromone Before Chemists Ever Extract It
By modeling the structures of odorant receptors from the lily moth's genome and docking candidate ligands computationally, researchers correctly predicted ...
Scientists propose new blueprint to model and reverse atrial fibrosis in AF
A new review proposes a staged, evidence-bound framework combining patient-specific iPSCs, atrial microphysiological systems and nanomedicine to model and potentially ...
New York Invests $500,000 in Binghamton Brain-on-a-Chip Dementia Research
Binghamton University has received a $500,000 SUNY Brain Institute grant to build advanced imaging and electrophysiology infrastructure for brain-on-a-chip dementia ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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