How Single-Cell Omics is Revolutionizing Our View Of Neurobiology
Posted on April 4th, 2024
The adult human brain is made up of billions of neurons and glial cells.
Brains beyond the wiring diagram
Posted on March 25th, 2024
Nematode neuroscientists map how neurons use peptides for long-range communication
Researchers Show How Neurochemicals Affect fMRI Readings
Posted on March 18th, 2024
A landmark study, led by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, professor of neurology and associate director of UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center, could alter how researchers interpret results from functional magne
Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation
Posted on March 6th, 2024
Jolting the brain’s circuits with electricity is moving from radical to almost mainstream therapy, but some crucial hurdles remain.
Vlasov and Bashir groups develop nanoscale device for brain chemistry analysis
Posted on February 27th, 2024
A new nanoscale sensor that can monitor areas 1,000 times smaller than current technology and can track subtle changes in the chemical content of biological tissue with sub-second resolution, greatly outpe
Opera legend Renee Fleming teams up with Dr. Francis Collins to study how music can improve health
Posted on February 23rd, 2024
Giants in their fields of music and science are merging their knowledge to propel advancements in body and mind.
Researchers Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Map Therapeutic Targets for Four Brain Disorders
Posted on February 23rd, 2024
Mass General Brigham researchers identified sets of connections that are disrupted and malfunctioning as a consequence of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrom
Team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
Posted on February 15th, 2024
New tools can detect microstructural changes in aging and Alzheimer's disease brain neurons
OHSU Brain Institute hosts annual Brain Awareness Season lecture series
Posted on February 15th, 2024
This year’s series features a conversation with neuroscience advocate, retiring congressman Earl Blumenauer
Researchers find response to ketamine depends on opioid pathways, but varies by sex
Posted on February 12th, 2024
A new study in rats led by Stanford Medicine researchers looked at whether ketamine’s effects depend on opioid pathways — and uncovered a surprising difference between males and females.