This study presents a valuable finding on the molecular mechanisms that govern GABAergic inhibitory synapse function. The authors propose that Endophilin A1 serves as a novel regulator of GABAergic ...

New research has identified distinct neural circuits for the anti-anxiety and hallucinogenic effects of psychedelics.

Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine are the first to reveal how two neural circuits located in the ...

Scientists have successfully reprogrammed astroglia, a type of brain support cell, into neurons that mimic specific ...

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on ...

Researchers at MIT took advantage of this to create the most accurate functional brain map to date, charting specific ...

When it comes to brain health, some things are out of your control. Age is the biggest risk factor for developing dementia, according to the World Health Organization, but others such as genetics ...

Using deep brain stimulation (DBS), they show that the frontal cortex can be segregated into distinct circuits that become dysfunctional in four different brain disorders. Their topographical map ...

This important paper takes a novel approach to the problem of automatically reconstructing long-range axonal projections from stacks of images. The key innovation is to separate the identification of ...

Bystander CPR Up to 10 Minutes After Cardiac Arrest May Protect Brain Function Nov. 11, 2024 — The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having ...

Meta-Learning of Motor Skills in the Dorsal Premotor Cortex of the Brain Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function ...