News articles tagged with 'neuronal'
Targeting nicotine receptors to treat cognitive impairments in schizophrenia
— 11 Jan 2011 16:59 | HealthSmoking is a common problem for patients with schizophrenia. The increased tendency of patients diagnosed with this disorder is to not only smoke, but to do so more heavily than the…
Major advance in MRI allows much faster brain scans
— 6 Jan 2011 15:11 | HealthAn international team of physicists and neuroscientists has reported a breakthrough in magnetic resonance imaging that allows brain scans more than seven times faster than currently…
Human working memory is based on dynamic interaction networks in the brain
— 14 Apr 2010 10:31 | HealthA research project of the Neuroscience Centre of the University of Helsinki sheds light on the neuronal mechanisms sustaining memory traces of visual stimuli in the human brain. The…
Loss of enzyme reduces neural activity in Angelman syndrome
— 19 Mar 2010 13:09 | HealthAngelman Syndrome is a rare but serious genetic disorder that causes a constellation of developmental problems in affected children, including mental retardation, lack of speech, and…
Neuroscientists reveal new links that regulate brain electrical activity
— 17 Feb 2010 12:01 | HealthInvestigators in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Faculty of Medicine, have made a major breakthrough in our understanding of nerve impulse generation within the brain. Brain cells communicate…
Canine compulsive disorder gene identified in dogs
— 7 Jan 2010 04:52 | HealthA canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behaviour Service at the Cummings…
NSAIDs prevent early sign of Alzheimer disease in mice
— 10 Nov 2009 14:20 | HealthIf taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen is to protect you from developing Alzheimer disease then you will have to start taking them at a…
Rare procedure documents how the human brain computes language
— 16 Oct 2009 09:50 | BiologyA study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain…
St. Jude scientists discover a new mechanism controlling neuronal migration
— 16 Jul 2009 05:49 | HealthThe molecular machinery that helps brain cells migrate to their correct place in the developing brain has been identified by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The…
Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
— 28 Jun 2009 17:00 | HealthAlcohol's inebriating effects are familiar to everyone. But the molecular details of alcohol's impact on brain activity remain a mystery. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute…