Human Cells Enhance Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Mice
In a new study, researchers transplanted human glial progenitor cells (GPCs) into mice, finding that the transplanted mice were more rapid learners and acquired new…
In a new study, researchers transplanted human glial progenitor cells (GPCs) into mice, finding that the transplanted mice were more rapid learners and acquired new…
Using genes inserted into two types of human cells, fibroblasts and glial cells, researchers showed that it is possible to reprogram other cells to become…
For the first time, researchers at the Max Planck Institute provide experimental proof that the extremely sensitive olfactory system of fruit flies is based on…
Researchers at the Waisman Center turned iPS cells from a monkey’s skin into neural progenitor cells and successfully transplant them into its own brain, providing…
In a new study, a team of scientists from the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital provides scientific evidence showing that exposure to new activities may…
By suppressing the Nogo Receptor 1 gene (NgR1) in older mice, scientists at Yale University have reset their brain to adolescent levels of plasticity, recreating…
In a newly published study, neuroengineers at Brown University detail the development of the first fully implanted neural interface microsystem, which has been operated wirelessly…
In a newly published study, Duke University researchers detail how they electronically linked the brains of rats for the first time, allowing them to communicate…
In a soon-to-be-published study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute show in mice that social stress reduces the volume of Homer-1 in the hippocampus, which…
Stanford scientists have developed a technique for observing real-time brain activity in live mice. The new tool may be useful in the fight against neurodegenerative…
Neuroscientists at USC have isolated and ablated the neurons that express TRPM8, finding that mice depleted of TRPM8 neurons could not feel cold but still…
New research with mice shows that the growth factor neuregulin1 supports nerve repair and the redevelopment of the myelin layer. Unlike the brain and spinal…
New research from UC Berkeley suggests that sleep disruption in the elderly, mediated by structural brain changes, represents a contributing factor to age-related cognitive decline….
New research from stem cell biologists at Harvard University demonstrates the ability to turn one type neuron into another within the brain of young mice,…
A new study that involves implanting a pacemaker in the brain is underway to determine if deep brain stimulation (DBS), the same technology used to…
Using a brain-imaging tool developed for assessing neurological changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at UCLA have identified the abnormal tau proteins associated with sports-related…
Dyscalculia is a learning disability, which is sometimes called number blindness, and similar to dyslexia, but for numbers. Researchers estimate that as much as 7%…
Scientists have discovered the reason why the skin on human fingers and toes shrivels up when soaked in water. Laboratory tests confirmed that wrinkly fingers…