… in the brain, but elsewhere. One of their key assays was control mice. The findings have led to clinical trials of … They also found that as information moved from sensory to cognitive regions, the dimensionality of the neural activity …
… dopamine, which then promotes activity in circuits that control arousal. The finding has opened the door to actively … side effects such as respiratory compromise and cognitive dysfunctions, particularly in the elderly. Above: …
… Neuroscience in MIT’s Departments of Biology and Brain and Cognitive Sciences. “That information can be used as a … both emerge from the fly’s analog of a spinal cord to control muscles by releasing the neurotransmitter glutamate … neurons of the human brain, provides a flexible range of control. Picower Institute postdoc Suresh Jetti led the …
… for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT ever since he established it in … of the connectome – aspects of nervous system wiring – control internal states. A recognition of the whole lab The …
… that promotes DNA repair can help to reverse age-related cognitive decline in mice. epigenetics neurodegeneration … DNA damage to genes involved in memory and other cognitive functions. This enzyme is often diminished in both … proteins around which DNA is spooled. These modifications control gene expression by blocking genes in certain …
… Our cognitive abilities come down to how well the connections, or … has been linked to causing intellectual disability. Our cognitive abilities come down to how well the connections, or … two proteins are not merely interchangeable. Compared to control neurons with normal PSD-95 or cells in which PSD-95 …
… cascade effect that ultimately leads to neuronal death and cognitive dysfunction. However, despite evidence of a link … to target the peptide have so far failed to reverse this cognitive decline. Now, in a review paper published in the … trials fail because patients don’t show improvement in cognitive function,” Tsai says. “So there is a disconnection …
… the brain January 4, 2021 New Research Two MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members earn funding from the G. … , an Associate Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a core member of The Picower Institute … is also a Professor in Biological Engineering, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering and an …
