…the Allen Human Brain Atlas. “Bridging the gaps between different levels of brain organization is one of the biggest challenges in neuroscience today. In the Julich Brain Atlas, we can…
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…of South Carolina Importance of the Brain’s Lymphatic System Improved visualization of the brain’s waste-clearance system could enhance our understanding of how the healthy brain functions. It could also provide…
…it is easy for us to navigate this device in the deep brain.” https://youtu.be/-CbM56_VUJw Advantages of Ultrasound-Based Stimulation In addition to offering a potentially safer way to deliver deep brain…
…by considering models of brain shape, which are far easier to deal with than models of the brain’s full array of connections,” Dr Pang said. Brain Activity as a Wave-Like…
…measures of both brain structure and function to enable a more precise characterization of the human brain. Rather than identifying intelligence with a particular cognitive function or brain network, the…
…that astrocytes support the blood-brain barrier. Furthermore, the finding gives scientists a path to understand diseases where frequent blood-brain barrier damage occurs, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease,…
…brain’s flexibility. New findings highlight the importance of the CB1 receptor on astrocytes in brain development and plasticity. Disrupting these receptors, as seen in studies with mice, hampers the brain’s…
…it also reduced harmful brain inflammation. Aging and Brain Waste Buildup As the body ages, the brain becomes less effective at clearing out waste, a problem researchers believe may contribute…
COVID-19 brain autopsies suggest neurological changes may arise from virus-triggered inflammation in the body or brain blood vessels. COVID-19 does not infect brain cells directly, but oxygen deprivation and immune…
…long struggled to connect sex to concrete differences in the human brain. Brain structures tend to look much the same in men and women, and previous research examining how brain…
…in blood-brain barrier dysfunction, such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors. Researchers Have Identified a Promising Treatment for Repairing the Blood-Brain Barrier There’s a bouncer in everyone: the blood-brain…
…the evolution of brain growth and organization. Credit: Philipp Gunz, MPI EVA Leipzig Australopithecus afarensis (‘Lucy’) had ape-like brain organization, but prolonged brain growth like humans Scientists have long been…
…from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge, said: “The brain’s ability to adapt to injury isn’t about commandeering new brain regions…
…help identify which brain regions actively generate conscious experiences. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers outline a roadmap for applying transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technique for stimulating the brain and studying how…
…anatomy.” Enabling whole-brain studies The whole-brain CCFv3 builds on a partial version released in 2016 that mapped the entire mouse cortex, the outermost shell of the brain. Previous versions of…
…and supporting brain cells. Using wide-field fluorescence imaging, the team tracked three parts of the brain’s energy system. Blood volume provided an indication of incoming fuel, pyruvate in astrocytes reflected…
…scaling to the whole brain level.” Building the Brain’s 3D Blueprint Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine began by using specialized microscopes to record the brain activity from a one…
…step in understanding brain function and evolution and holds promise for precision treatments of brain disorders. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A groundbreaking mouse brain atlas unveils over 5,000 cell types, linking genetic…