News articles tagged with 'circuitry'
Metabolic defects in mice corrected with transplanted embryonic neurones
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | HealthA new study has revealed that immature neurones taken from healthy mouse embryos can repair damaged brain circuitry and partially normalise metabolism when transplanted into adult mice…
Research examines vicious cycle of overeating and obesity
— 30 Sep 2010 13:05 | HealthNew research provides evidence of the vicious cycle created when an obese individual overeats to compensate for reduced pleasure from food…
Silicon oxide circuits break barrier
— 1 Sep 2010 10:47 | TechnologyRice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that use only silicon, one of the most common substances on the planet, in a way that should be easily adaptable…
Experience shapes the brain's circuitry throughout adulthood
— 16 Jun 2010 12:41 | HealthThe adult brain, long considered to be fixed in its wiring, is in fact remarkably dynamic. Neuroscientists once thought that the brain's wiring was fixed early in life, during a critical…
Hurts so good: Chronic pain changes brain response to acute pain
— 15 Apr 2010 10:11 | HealthNew research reveals why a stimulus that healthy human subjects perceive as a reward might be processed quite differently in the brains of humans suffering from chronic pain. The study,…
Impaired brain connections traced to schizophrenia mutation
— 1 Apr 2010 10:30 | HealthThe strongest known recurrent genetic cause of schizophrenia impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs, resulting in working memory deficits, according…
Novel Parkinson's treatment strategy involves cell transplantation
— 26 Mar 2010 13:06 | HealthUCSF scientists have used a novel cell-based strategy to treat motor symptoms in rats with a disease designed to mimic Parkinson's disease…
Seeing the brain hear reveals surprises about how sound is processed
— 2 Feb 2010 12:10 | HealthNew research shows our brains are a lot more chaotic than previously thought, and that this might be a good thing. Neurobiologists at the University of Maryland have discovered information…
Scientists make paralysed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
— 20 Sep 2009 22:02 | HealthUCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralysed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their…
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
— 29 May 2009 14:25 | HealthWhen someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure centre gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry…