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Tsai presents non-invasive stimulation study at Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress

March 27, 2024

… proteins, and important health-promoting changes in brain cells including neurons, astrocytes and the brain’s … people with Down syndrome. 2 10 241 8 279 Small Image in Place of Hero Off List on Aging Brain Initiative Page Off …

CLARITY

… a mesh throughout the brain. That mesh holds everything in place except the lipids, which can then be extracted. CLARITY … brain with fluorescent molecules that can label different cells. That allows scientists to get a clear picture of …

Live imaging method brings structural information to mapping of brain function

September 17, 2020

… Three-photon microscopy can finely resolve individual cells and their smaller substructures as deep as a millimeter … depends on each region’s unique architecture of cells, blood vessels and myelin. They measured EAL in each of … provided funding for the study. 46 31 21 Small Image in Place of Hero Off List on Aging Brain Initiative Page Off …

Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Jason Shepherd, PhD, "Virus-like intercellular communication in the nervous system"

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‘Skyrocketing’ research by investing in young researchers

June 23, 2020

… screens in human brain cell cultures derived from stem cells. Called the “ Pathway to Independence Award ” the K99 … will really skyrocket your research to a new and different place,” Narayan said. “My time in the Tsai lab has … with the postdocs, DiCarlo and Bear put a new policy in place to help find needed funding to cover indirects, opening …

As you look around, mental images bounce between right and left brain

February 08, 2021

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Study probing visual memory, amblyopia unveils many-layered mystery

December 13, 2019

… is built like a stack of pancakes, with distinct layers of cells serving different functions. Layer 4 is considered to … was that knocking out the NMDA receptor in these cells in layer 4 would prevent SRP from taking hold amid … funded the study. 38 21 27 27 22 15 Small Image in Place of Hero Off List on Aging Brain Initiative Page Off …

Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct

November 30, 2020

… neurons’ activity using optogenetics, a technique in which cells are genetically engineered to become controllable by … supported the research. 46 21 16 23 20 Small Image in Place of Hero Off List on Aging Brain Initiative Page Off …

Picower Fellows discuss the social context of their science

February 14, 2023

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Look and Learn: Studying the visual system

March 13, 2020

… shift which synapse responded to stimulation in an exact place to see how the neuron would compensate. He found that … ferrets to show that astrocytes, star-shaped non-neuronal cells, were linked with neurons and also had visual … sight. 38 46 45 44 21 20 27 31 15 26 16 3 Small Image in Place of Hero Off List on Aging Brain Initiative Page Off …