MIT GENUS: 40 Hz Vibrations Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms
Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows. MIT researchers have found that…
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Decoding Serotonin: From Molecular to Whole-Brain Scale Effects
Scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT have provided comprehensive insight into how serotonin affects behavior in a study using the…
MIT Neuroscientists Identify Brain Cells Most Vulnerable to Alzheimer’s Disease
Neurons that form part of a memory circuit are among the first brain cells to show signs of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. MIT researchers identified…
Innovative Brain-Wide Mapping Reveals a Single Memory Is Stored Across Many Connected Brain Regions
Innovative brain-wide mapping study shows that “engrams,” the ensembles of neurons encoding a memory, are widely distributed, including among regions not previously realized. A new…
New Research Finds Potential Mechanism Linking Autism and Intestinal Inflammation
Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests. Though…
Brain Cells Snap Open Their DNA To Make Memories – Extent of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Is “Surprising and Concerning”
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a…
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? As Information Flows Through Brain’s Heirarchy, Higher Regions Use Higher-Frequency Waves
Study also finds specific frequency bands of brain waves associated with encoding, or inhibiting encoding, of sensory information across the cortex. To produce your thoughts…
Astrocyte Neuron Interactions May Provide Insight into Brain Disorders
Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but MIT researchers believe they don’t work alone to process information. In new research funded…
Neuroscientists Reveal Fundamental Discovery About Cortical Neurons
Neuroscientists from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory uncover a fundamental discovery about cortical neurons, showing that inhibitory neuron functionality is not an immutable…
