Neurobiology

A new study in animals suggests that the social and interpersonal problems associated with opioid addiction might be reversible. Researchers in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology previously used an animal model of…

Experts writing in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease discuss potentially grave consequences for Parkinson's disease patients related to social distancing Experts writing in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease discuss potentially grave…

Imidazoline receptors I2: Looking for new therapeutic targetsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA An article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry shows a new family of molecules with high affinity to join imidazoline…

MADISON, Wis. -- In the future, treating a concussion could be as simple as cooling the brain. That's according to research conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers, whose findings support the treatment approach at the…

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show how infection rewires brainCredit: Virginia Tech Think about traffic flow in a city - there are stop signs, one-way streets, and traffic lights to organize movement across a widespread…

Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - You know that feeling in your gut? We think of it as an innate intuition that sparks deep in the belly and helps guide our actions, if we let it. It's also a metaphor for what scientists…

NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy of Roche Lab/NINDS. A new study in Neuron offers clues to why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is…

Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors for a week, assessing how much the participants moved and how well they performed…

Before they were banned about a half century ago, psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin showed promise for treating conditions including alcoholism and some psychiatric disorders. In a commentary publishing April 2 in the journal…

Understanding how the protein tau moves between neurons yields insight into possible treatments for neurodegenerative diseases In the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's and Chronic…

Novela Neurotech and NeuroTechX are teaming up in an effort to accelerate epilepsy researchCredit: NeuroTechX/Novela Neurotech San Francisco, CA - Novela Neurotech, a medtech company that accelerates neurological discoveries, joins…

A new space for neuroscience and educationCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute and improve the current didactic experiences is the goal of the Journal of…

A specialized MRI sensor reveals the neurotransmitter's influence on neural activity throughout the brain CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using a specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensor, MIT neuroscientists have discovered how dopamine…

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Central South University (CSU) in China have for the first time identified a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease. In the study, published recently in the…

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the power of the magnet to stimulate and heal nerves key to bowel control is under study for the…

The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, The Gairdner Foundation has been recognizing the achievements of the world's top researchers…

A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy of which side of the brain controls creativity by studying the brain activity of jazz guitarists during improvisation.Credit: Drexel…

The formation of amyloid plaques drives damage and tissue loss in the brain during Alzheimer's disease in animals, but lithium reduces the life-shortening effects of this loss Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in…

Scientists provide new insight on how the brain uses multiple sources of sensory information, including our vision and posture, to control movement Visual feedback is just as important as a sense of body position when it comes to the…

Researchers at the University of California San Diego discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene could serve as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease. The work could lead to the development of a…