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Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, novel analysis shows

February 23, 2021
… of Huntington’s-causing mutation, and cell type. The system's plots took the form of geometric shapes, like … may undermine the cell’s network of genes supporting the system. The Geomic approach also highlighted an especially … Huntington's Disease News: Wearing Down of Protective System in Brain May Underlie Huntington’s Genetic Engineering …

How the brain splits up vision without you even noticing

September 22, 2025
… across your field of view, the brain seamlessly hands off visual processing from one hemisphere to the other like cell … But they also note based on other studies that the system of interhemispheric coordination can sometimes appear … oscillations cognitive neuroscience prefrontal cortex Visual System Higher Level Cognition Oscillations …

Mark Bear wins SfN’s Julius Axelrod Prize

October 30, 2023
… and metaplasticity are essential for development of the visual cortex. His lab’s demonstration of LTD in the … of catecholamines in the regulation of plasticity of visual cortex.” Previous Axelrod Prize honorees with Picower … the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables …

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s

December 07, 2016
… December 7, 2016 Research Findings Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s Using … beta amyloid plaques seen in Alzheimer’s disease, in the visual cortex of mice. This treatment appears to work by … Aging Brain Initiative symposium described how immune system factors during aging contribute to Alzheimer’s, …

To the clinic!

October 04, 2022
… benefit. For instance, Choi has found that the immune system cytokine IL-17a can reduce hyperactivity in S1DZ. … a treatment for Alzheimer’s; developing a closed-loop system for measuring brain rhythms and automatically … unaffected eye. That essentially “reboots” the level of visual activity needed to strengthen connections in the brain …

Bear elected member of National Academy of Medicine

October 17, 2022
… the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables … X Syndrome synapse function Autism Spectrum Disorders Visual System Neural Plasticity …

Fluid flow in the brain can be manipulated by sensory stimulation

April 10, 2023
… manipulated by sensory stimulation Blood flow induced by visual stimulation drives the flow of cerebrospinal fluid The … that manipulating blood flow in the brain with visual stimulation induces complementary fluid flow. The … Research Article neurodegeneration , fMRI , Sleep , visual system , blood , cerebrovasculature , cerebrospinal fluid …

A heavy working memory load may sink brainwave ‘synch’

April 05, 2018
… among three key regions breaks down in specific ways when visual working memory load becomes too much to handle. “When … – though as yet unknown – relationship in producing visual working memory: the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the … waves to provide the feedback the keeps the working memory system in synch. When that signal breaks down, Miller said, …

Spring break tours give high schoolers a chance to see science up close

March 31, 2023
… images, Weissbourd explained that the jellyfish nervous system has both amazing differences from humans, like an … X. He showed the high schoolers how brain tissue from the visual cortex of mice modeling the disease shows much greater … the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and …

A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

October 24, 2018
… Earl Miller also sees a grandeur in working memory. It’s a system for our minds to exert our will over sensory … just as neuroscientists had previously observed in the visual cortex. “This model brings together the maintenance … across your field of view, the brain seamlessly hands off visual processing from one hemisphere to the other like cell …

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