Sentences with phrase «discovered brain circuitry»

Using a molecular method likely to become widely adopted by the field, researchers have discovered brain circuitry essential for alertness — and for brain states more generally.

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The observation of different coping mechanisms led the team to probe the animals» brains, where they discovered that the level of a certain protein in its reward circuitry determines whether the mice will be traumatized for several weeks or only temporarily down.

«This recently discovered commonality also shows that we can gain fundamental insights into the circuitry of the brain from investigations of the fly,» says Alexander Borst.

«By discovering how the removal of RGS4 affects brain circuitry at the molecular level, we gained a deeper understanding of the protein's role — both normally and in Parkinson's disease,» said Dr. Lerner.

«Williams syndrome presents a unique lens for discovering the how genes form the brain circuitry responsible for human behavior,» explains Korenberg.