Tag: Nervous System
Hallucinations associated with brain hyperactivity in people with macular degeneration
Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function: Now you just need to remember to exercise!
Stray proteins cause genetic disorders: Misaddressed proteins are mislocalized, with possibly fatal consequences for the cell
Spinal muscular atrophy disease expression correlated with haplotypes
Restless legs syndrome brain stimulation study supports motor cortex ‘excitability’ as a cause: Experiments with patients suggest brain stimulation may be a viable treatment
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
The birth and death of proteins in a single cell
Improving cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease: New cell surface markers
Viruses can trigger psychiatric disorders, research suggests
Single-cell RNA profiling
A peek into the interplay between sleep and wakefulness
Cellular ‘garbage disposal’ has another job
Broken shuttle may interfere with learning in major brain disorders
Fundamental rule of brain plasticity
Eczema: Flipping the switch on itch
New mechanism by which Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain discovered
Thorny life of new-born neurons: Repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines
A hydrogel restores breathing after spinal cord injury in animal models: Lab tests demonstrate that a hydrogel could help repair damaged spinal nerves that control breathing, an advance that could eventually be developed into new patient treatment
How Tau aggregates can contribute to cell death in Alzheimer’s disease
Brain structure may predict diet success: Volume of two brain regions is associated with dietary self-control
Speed-accuracy tradeoff turns up gain in the brain: Research helps to resolve central issue in understanding decision-making
Brain activity patterns underlying fluent speech revealed: Research could pave the way for a brain prosthetic to translate thoughts into speech
What happens to plasmalogens, the phospholipids nobody likes to think about
What we’ve learned about the nucleolus since you left school
A vital pause: Neurons in the brain’s striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuli
A new mechanism for neurodegeneration in a form of dementia
Scientists find fear, courage switches in brain
Loss of brain synchrony may explain working memory limits, says study
