Neurobiology

Funding will support combined use of recent Nobel Prize-winning technology with a powerful new imaging method; lays groundwork for detecting, treating underlying causes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lewy body dementiaCredit: Fitzpatrick…

Credit: Life Span Institute/Leilani Photographs LAWRENCE -- A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute is the first to look at functional brain activity in people…

Mark Zylka, Ph.D., of the UNC Neuroscience Center, was awarded two 5-year grants totaling $6.1 million to create new knowledge and advance treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders, including Angelman syndrome and autismCredit: UNC School…

Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02019 It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG)…

UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ben Philpot, PhD, and Bin Gu, PhD, found that cannabidiol had anti-seizure effects and behavior benefits in animal models of Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder. CHAPEL HILL, NC -…

Pilot study findings show promise but require further examinationCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Drugs known as "beta-blockers" have been used since the 1960s as a low-cost, safe and effective means to lower heart rate…

What The Study Did: This study examined the association of adverse childhood experiences and caregiver support with the development of regions of the brain in childhood and adolescence. The analysis included 211 children who had…

Dysfunctions in the maternal immune system that occur during pregnancy could possibly lead to impaired brain development in the unborn child. This is suggested by studies by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and…

CHOP researchers used state-of-the-art technology to show brain functions in this difficult-to-study population, with prognostic and diagnostic potential Philadelphia, September 18, 2019 - Even though nonverbal or minimally verbal people…

Novel molecular mechanism may regulate microtubule stability, important for neuronal branching and potentially for nerve regenerationCredit: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA - Neurons form circuits in our brain by creating…