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… measure the activity or “spiking” of many individual neurons and rhythms in the cortex and thalamus. Brown said … and extend his findings in people. For instance, the same neurons that they measured chattering away with spikes of … “gamma” rhythms, which are normally associated with new sensory information like sights and sounds, were especially …

… spanning distant regions down to individual synapses where neurons connect. The collaboration will take advantage of … in the visual cortex to watch how it responds to specific sensory inputs. What would take 10 hours with a conventional … which is enough to reach down to dendritic spines of neurons in layer 5 of the cortex, an important area of …

… normal rhythms that synchronize such brain functions as sensory perception, higher cognition or motor control. … Ken Solt showed how stimulating dopamine-producing neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the brain could wake …

… to spur larger-scale testing and development of 40Hz sensory stimulation. Earlier this year the company launched … becomes overactive in Alzheimer’s, restores the ability of neurons to forge connections that sustain learning and …

… of the potential therapy, called Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory Stimuli (GENUS), in humans to test its safety and … can be turned into stem cells, which in turn can grow into neurons or heart cells. MIT biology Professor Laurie Boyer , … other experiments with patient-derived cells—in this case, neurons— Lindy Barrett of the Broad Institute of MIT and …

… he dedicated himself to studying how large groups of neurons in the hippocampus and other brain regions represent, … by the senses), depends on higher-frequency waves from sensory cortices. Miller continues to explore how other …

… by the environment. In plasticity, the connections between neurons, or synapses, get stronger or weaker. Nedivi wanted … regulates receptors at the synapses of glutamate-producing neurons. CPG2 also happens to be the product of  a gene that … and repurposing unused neural resources to go where the sensory action was. ‘Rewired’ ferrets could use their …

… An organoid the lab of Kwanghun Chung labeled to show neurons and glial cells. The new wave of breakthroughs began … and Lin’s team used CRISPR/Cas9 to make isogenic pairs of neurons, astrocytes and microglia and spotted several key … don’t think, behave or remember. They can’t gather any sensory input and do not exhibit consciousness. Lacking all …

… key differences in gene expression in cultures of neurons and glia created from patient-derived induced … examine the potential of using her emerging non-invasive, sensory-based therapy for Alzheimer’s in Down syndrome. …