CityU neuroscientists identify a small molecule that restores visual function after optic nerve injury

Click here to view original web page at CityU neuroscientists identify a small molecule that restores visual function after optic nerve injury image: Dr Eddie Ma Chi-him, Associate Head and Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Laboratory Animal Research Unit at CityU (left) and his research team: Dr Au Ngan-pan, … Continue reading “CityU neuroscientists identify a small molecule that restores visual function after optic nerve injury”

How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons

Click here to view original web page at How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons Summary: Researchers have identified how two different populations of neurons in the striatum are affected differently in Huntington’s disease. The neurodegeneration of one of these populations leads to motor defects while damage to the other population located in striosomes may account … Continue reading “How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons”

High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement

Click here to view original web page at High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement Summary: Spatially organized recruitment of neural activity across the motor cortex informs details of planned movements. Source: University of Chicago Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University … Continue reading “High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement”

Why Congenitally Blind People Show Activity in Visual-Processing Areas of the Brain

Click here to view original web page at Why Congenitally Blind People Show Activity in Visual-Processing Areas of the Brain Summary: Study reveals structural changes of connectivity in the thalamus to other brain areas in those with congenital blindness, providing evidence of brain plasticity. The areas of the thalamus that connect with the occipital lobe … Continue reading “Why Congenitally Blind People Show Activity in Visual-Processing Areas of the Brain”

Key Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Affect Men More Than Women

Click here to view original web page at Key Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Affect Men More Than Women Summary: Males with the BIN1 Alzheimer’s genetic risk factor and poor vascular health showed steeper and more rapid declines in memory than females. Source: University of Alberta Scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered that important risk … Continue reading “Key Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Affect Men More Than Women”

A New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the Brain

Click here to view original web page at A New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the Brain Summary: Connectomics researchers aim to map and understand how individual neurons connect to each other to form functional networks. Source: Harvard Many of us have seen microscopic images of neurons in the brain—each neuron appearing … Continue reading “A New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the Brain”

New Nanoparticles Deliver Therapy Brain-Wide and Edit Alzheimer’s Gene

Click here to view original web page at New Nanoparticles Deliver Therapy Brain-Wide and Edit Alzheimer’s Gene Summary: Researchers have developed a new family of nano-scale capsules capable of carrying CRISPR gene editing tools to different organs of the body before harmlessly dissolving. The capsules were able to enter the brains of mice and successfully … Continue reading “New Nanoparticles Deliver Therapy Brain-Wide and Edit Alzheimer’s Gene”

Gut Microbes Control the Body’s Thermostat

Click here to view original web page at Gut Microbes Control the Body’s Thermostat Summary: In both healthy people and those with life-threatening infections, the gut microbiome appears to help regulate body temperature. Source: University of Michigan What’s considered normal body temperature varies from person to person, yet overall, the average basal temperature of the … Continue reading “Gut Microbes Control the Body’s Thermostat”

High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement

Click here to view original web page at High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement Summary: Spatially organized recruitment of neural activity across the motor cortex informs details of planned movements. Source: University of Chicago Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University … Continue reading “High Frequency Brain Wave Patterns in the Motor Cortex Can Predict an Upcoming Movement”

How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons

Click here to view original web page at How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons Summary: Researchers have identified how two different populations of neurons in the striatum are affected differently in Huntington’s disease. The neurodegeneration of one of these populations leads to motor defects while damage to the other population located in striosomes may account … Continue reading “How Huntington’s Disease Affects Different Neurons”