Posts Tagged ‘synapse’
Schizophrenia pops up in memory genes
CARDIFF (US) — Genetic mutations that cause schizophrenia could be linked to systems in the brain responsible for learning and memory, a study suggests. Continue…
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 9:51 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 13:29 - 0 Comments
‘Cartoon’ maps brain’s tangle of synapses
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have come up with a visual way to tease apart the elusive details of the network that regulates the brain’s synapses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2010 11:54 - 0 Comments
Boring brain cells lead double life
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Immune cells known as microglia, long thought to be activated in the brain only when fighting infection or injury, are constantly active and likely play a central role in the creation and elimination of synapses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 10:38 - 0 Comments
Fragile X synaptic defects located in brain
NYU (US)—Researchers have identified novel synaptic defects in an area of the brain that is involved in the debilitating emotional symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome, the leading known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2010 15:00 - 4 Comments
How the brain hears the sound of silence
U. OREGON (US)—Researchers have isolated an independent processing channel of synapses inside the brain’s auditory cortex that deals specifically with shutting off sound processing at appropriate times. The finding could lead to targeted therapies such as improved hearing devices, says psychologist Michael Wehr. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2010 16:37 - 1 Comment
Protein appears to drive synapse formation
UC DAVIS (US)—A newly identified brain protein plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2009 12:43 - 1 Comment
Brain’s balancing act key to learning
NYU (US)—Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2009 13:18 - 4 Comments
Olive oil compound may fight Alzheimer’s
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A new study has found that oleocanthal, a naturally occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, beneficially alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
