Neurobiology

MU researcher identifies resources to support overburdened family caregiversCredit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After Jo-Ana Chase heard her mother had successful heart surgery, she was relieved when her mom was…

Support from the Mabel H. Flory Charitable Trust grant advances novel reading research for stroke survivors at Kessler FoundationCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, N.J. December 1, 2020 - Olga Boukrina, PhD, research scientist…

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--A team of researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of…

Credit: by Michail Dmitriev (HSE University) HSE University scientists have for the first time in the world investigated the impact of delayed reinforcement signals in neurofeedback (NFB) training. They have experimentally proven…

Eye-brain lesion link in rare untreatable diseaseCredit: Childhood Dementia Initiative. Is the eye a window to the brain in Sanfilippo syndrome, an untreatable form of childhood-onset dementia, Australian researchers ask in a new…

New Orleans, LA - A team of LSU Health New Orleans researchers reports for the first time that deleting one of the inhibitors of the RPE65 gene in a mouse model that carries a human disease mutation prevents degeneration of cone…

To address the growing public health crisis of dementia, three leading organizations announced funding for 23 small-scale pilot projects as part of this year's Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders. The Alzheimer's Association,…

Rapid mental rejuvenation in old mice suggests age-related losses may be broadly reversible  Just a few doses of an experimental drug can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in mice, according to a new study by…

Credit: POSTECH Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, studies on their definitive cause are still insufficient. Recently, a POSTECH research team…

Syndrome can confer neurological strengths as well as challenges, researchers say Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative study by UC San Francisco…

University of Missouri researcher awarded $1.5 million grant from Department of Defense to gather real-life data on limb function.Credit: University of Missouri Scratch your nose. Write a text message. Reach for a glass of…

Credit: James LaCombe The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about the effortless ability to derive meaning from written words. Scientists at The University of…

Scientists apply the "Perturb-Seq" method to a living organism for the first time Scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT have developed a technology to investigate the function of many different…

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that validated biomarkers can reveal an individual's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Using a model that combines the levels of two specific proteins in the blood of those with mild…

Credit: Sur Lab/MIT Picower Institute When riding your bike to the store you might have two very different reasons to steer: plain old reflex when you something dart into your path, or executive control when you see street signs that…

Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg and BBRC, Spain. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, together with their colleagues at the Barcelona Beta Research Centre in Spain, the University Medical Centre in…

Credit: HBP / EBRAINS EBRAINS is an accelerator for European ambitions in multidisciplinary brain research, combining cutting-edge neuroscience, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. It offers researchers…

Credit: Photo: Michael Laue/RKI & Carsten Dittmayer/Charité Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the…

If you've been experiencing odour distortions after Covid-19, then 'smell training' could help you start smelling normally again - according to new research involving the University of East Anglia. Parosmia is a symptom where people…

Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a central role in intact long-term memory. This mechanism is also involved in physiological memory loss in old age. Many life forms, from worms to…