Neurobiology

A USC Dornsife-led study of the hypothalamus reveals the network architecture of an ancient but critical part of the brain.Credit: Joel D. Hahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The portion of the brain known as…

Mass. General study may lead to better treatment of rare but devastating human genetic disorder A study conducted in C. elegans nematode roundworms may lead to improved treatment of a rare human genetic disorder that causes severe…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 26, 2019--Abnormalities in structural brain networks and how brain regions communicate may underlie a variety of disorders, including epilepsy, which is one focus…

Dolphins stranded on the beaches of Florida and Massachusetts show in their brains amyloid plaques, a hallmark in human beings of Alzheimer's disease, together with an environmental toxin produced by cyanobacterial blooms. An…

University of Pittsburgh researchers explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognitionCredit: Shi Tong Liu/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (March 26, 2019) ... For humans to achieve accurate speech…

New insights into neuronal behavior in the brain may pave way to identifying learning disabilities Remember hearing people being called slow learners by teachers and parents? That oft-used description of someone who takes a wee bit longer…

Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial on shorter-wave pulses could have implications for how drugs are used to help patients of Alzheimer's…

Credit: Abe M. O. et al., Neural correlates of online cooperation during joint force production, NeuroImage, February 7, 2019.) Researchers identify a part of the brain that helps execute cooperative tasks. What parts of your…

Credit: S Vanhatalo / University of Helsinki Subtle characteristics in the spontaneous movement of very young babies may reveal clinically important aspects of their neurodevelopment. Visual assessment of typical movement patterns…

Study finds progression of dementia and Alzheimer's signature tangles are much faster in people with untreated diabetes Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away. USC Dornsife psychologists have…