BIRTH OF NEW NEURONS IN THE HUMAN HIPPOCAMPUS ENDS IN CHILDHOOD
Although observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.… READ MORE…
DIVERSITY OF CORTICAL NEURONS CAPTURED IN COMPREHENSIVE COMPUTER MODEL
Allen Institute researchers have produced a collection of computer generated models that accurately replicate cortical neuron activity.…READ MORE…
CANNABIS COMPOUND REDUCES SEIZURES
A new study reveals CBD oil may help to reduce, or even eliminate seizures, in those with epilepsy.… READ MORE…
‘BRAIN ON A CHIP’ REVEALS HOW THE BRAIN FOLDS
A new ‘brain on a chip’ study reveals the physical and biological mechanisms behind how the brain develops its folds.… READ MORE…
STEM CELL BASED STROKE TREATMENT REPAIRS BRAIN TISSUE
A new treatment that uses extracellular vesicles filled with exosomes derived from human stem cells could help repair brain damage following stroke, researchers report.… READ MORE…
LAB GROWN HUMAN CEREBELLAR CELLS YIELD CLUES TO AUTISM
Researchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.… READ MORE…
IMMUNE SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION MAY OCCUR EARLY IN ALZHEIMER’S
Researchers say their findings about immune system changes early in Alzheimer’s could lead to new blood tests that may be used to detect the disease before it becomes symptomatic.… READ MORE…
MEMORY LOSS IDENTIFIED YEARS BEFORE ALZHEIMER’S SYMPTOMS APPEAR
UCL researchers have developed a new cognitive test able to detect subtle memory problems years before Alzheimer’s symptoms develop.… READ MORE…
“TICKLING” THE BRAIN WITH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IMPROVES MEMORY
Low intensity electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can help to improve short term verbal memory, researchers report.… READ MORE…
CAN’T REMEMBER A NAME? BLAME THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN
Study reveals both similarities and differences in how the left and right sides of the brain process semantic memory.… READ MORE…
NEW INSIGHTS INTO HOW THE BRAIN KEEPS ITSELF BALANCED
A new study sheds light on how the brain performs the go/stop balance.… READ MORE…
HOW YOUR BRAIN REMEMBERS WHAT YOU HAD FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT
A small set of hippocampal neurons activate for each episodic memory, a new PNAS study reports.… READ MORE…