Scientists rely on brain-wide association studies to measure brain structure and function—using MRI brain scans—and link them to complex characteristics such as personality, behavior, cognition,…
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Neuron with extensions (blue) and microglia cells (red) interacting with synapses. Credit: Y. Shi and M. Cui Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Attacks Synapses LMU scientists have…
The amygdala (in red) grows too rapidly in babies (6-12 months) who later develop autism as toddlers. Credit: CIDD at UNC-CH Research led by Mark…
New study by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi reveals the neurobiological mechanisms by which LSD could relieve anxiety. The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is…
Figure 1: A micrograph showing a labeled astrocyte. Yukiko Goda and her team have demonstrated how astrocytes play a prominent part in tuning the changes…
The synaptic pruning of newborn neurons by microglia depends on phosphatidylserine in the adult brain. This mechanism is essential for the maturation of newborn neurons.…
A section of Drosphilia brain tissue observed under microscope before and after exposure to spinosad. The extensive white vacuoles are regions in the brain where…
New research from Griffith University has shown that a bacterium commonly present in the nose can sneak into the brain and set off a cascade…
Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the…
Injured axons of the nematode C. elegans and other invertebrate species are able to rejoin with their separated segments, preventing degeneration and restoring the original…
Researchers use advanced technology and mice to study dopamine neuron structure, addiction and the brain’s ability to recover. A late 1980s commercial meant to combat…
Almost all post-COVID neuropathy appears due to infection-triggered immune dysfunction that is potentially treatable. During the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease…
Most of what we know about how COVID can affect the brain has come from studies of severe infection. In people with severe COVID, inflammatory…
Over-stimulated immune system may be impetus to cognitive symptoms, UCSF-led study shows. Some patients who develop new cognitive symptoms after a mild bout of COVID…
Dementia patients struggle to cope with change because of damage to general intelligence brain networks. People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their…
Using a novel probe (in light blue) for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), MIT biological engineers have devised a way to monitor individual populations of…
NIH-funded study identifies brain cells that form boundaries between discrete events. Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in…
Left: normal astrocyte able to destroy toxic lipids produced by neurons. Right: an astrocyte that stores lipids in droplets (pink) and starts secreting toxic lipids…
A still from the visual demonstration of the result of the VascuViz imaging pipeline. Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed and…
The research, using a dataset of more than 36,000 adults, revealed that going from one to two drinks a day was linked with changes in…