In other words, she says, personality constructs emerging from the basic biology of the brain can be yet another marker that the individual is at risk for TILT, and easier to sensitize to the disease. (discovermagazine.com)
However, neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, have been considered out of reach, because the underlying biology of the brain is so complicated. (gladstone.org)
Central to the initiative is the creation of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech, where research investigations will span a continuum, from deciphering the basic biology of the brain to understanding sensation, perception, cognition, and human behavior, with the goal of making transformational advances that will inform new scientific tools and medical treatments. (caltech.edu)