This information is used to understand the role of electrical function
in human brain disorders.
Dr. Zhu said he believes the study provides the scientific community with an important animal model to further investigate ARID1B's role
in human brain disorders and will be a useful tool for therapeutic testing of potential treatments for autism, intellectual disability, and Coffin - Siris syndrome.
Not exact matches
Dr. Perry's research includes: the effects of prenatal drug exposure on
brain development, the neurobiology of
human neuropsychiatric
disorders, the neurophysiology of traumatic life events, and long - term cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social and physiological effects of neglect and trauma
in children, adolescents and adults.
Professor Jianfeng Feng commented that new technology has made it possible to conduct this trail - blazing study: «
human intelligence is a widely and hotly debated topic and only recently have advanced
brain imaging techniques, such as those used
in our current study, given us the opportunity to gain sufficient insights to resolve this and inform developments
in artificial intelligence, as well as help establish the basis for understanding and diagnosis of debilitating
human mental
disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.»
A recent study published
in Annals of Neurology reports that healthy
human tissue grafted to the
brains of patients with Huntington's disease
in the hopes of treating the neurological
disorder also developed signs of the illness, several years after the graft.
«The project's goal is to accelerate the development of technologies for mapping the
brain's circuitry
in animal models, specifically
in the marmoset monkey, whose neural circuits are much closer to
human compared with rodent models, and to connect the results to the diagnosis and treatment of
human neurological
disorders and mental illness.»
While mouse models have traditionally been used
in studying the genetic
disorder, Deng said the animal model is inadequate because the
human brain is more complicated, and much of that complexity arises from astroglia cells, the star - shaped cells that play an important role
in the physical structure of the
brain as well as
in the transmission of nerve impulses.
By getting down to synaptic levels
in the
brain — even if only
in mice — the researchers seem to have taken a step toward explaining why omega - 3 trials
in humans have shown some success
in treating mood
disorders.
Prions, whose normal function is unclear, are the likely cause of mad cow disease and similar
brain disorders in animals and
humans.
These results are the first implication that Lef1 functions
in the hypothalamus to mediate behavior, knowledge that could prove useful for diagnosing and treating
human brain disorders.
«The imaging technique could shed light on the immune dysfunction that underpins a broad range of neuroinflammatory diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, post-traumatic stress
disorder and addiction,» said Christine Sandiego, PhD, lead author of the study and a researcher from the department of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine
in New Haven, Conn. «This is the first
human study that accurately measures this immune response
in the
brain.
Can we imagine a probiotic therapy for
brain disorders in humans, at least to alleviate some symptoms?
The authors suggest that the intricate balance between the signaling of neurons
in these three
brain regions may be crucial for normal social behavior
in humans, and that disruption may contribute to various psychiatric conditions, including autistic spectrum
disorders.
German and Canadian scientists have built a three dimensional map of the
human brain to help
in the development of new treatments for neurological
disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
FGPs are thought to be important
in a variety of
human brain disorders and conditions.
Brain Institute demonstrates
in songbirds the necessity of this neural circuit to learn vocalizations at a young age, a finding that expands the scientific understanding of some contributing factors
in speech
disorders in humans.
In a study spanning molecular genetics, stem cells and the sciences of both
brain and behavior, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies and elsewhere, have created a neurodevelopmental model of a rare genetic
disorder that may provide new insights into the underlying neurobiology of the
human social
brain.
But this requires fibre optic cables to be implanted
in the
brain, which is impractical for treating
human brain disorders.
Most modern studies of bipolar
disorder have concentrated on the
brain's cortex, the largest part of the
brain in humans, associated with higher - level thought and action.
Though these findings have been obtained
in mice, the scientists hypothesize that disrupted coordination between the development of the microglia and that of the
brain contributes to an increased risk of such neurodevelopmental
disorders as autism and schizophrenia
in human beings.
If the new mechanism also operates
in the
human brain and can be potentiated, this could become of clinical importance not only for stroke patients, but also for replacing neurons which have died, thus restoring function
in patients with other
disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease,» says Olle Lindvall, Senior Professor of Neurology.
The scientists say their study, published
in Frontiers of Neuroscience, opens a pathway to studying bat
brains in order to understand certain
human language
disorders and potentially even improving computer speech recognition.
Working with mouse, fly and
human cells and tissue, Johns Hopkins researchers report new evidence that disruptions
in the movement of cellular materials
in and out of a cell's control center — the nucleus — appear to be a direct cause of
brain cell death
in Huntington's disease, an inherited adult neurodegenerative
disorder.
In the future, a nurse could determine whether a baby is likely to develop a reading
disorder simply by attaching a few electrodes to its scalp and watching its
brain waves respond to
human speech.
In the new study, the researchers discovered that during the second trimester of human brain development, oRG cells express genes related to a fundamental signaling pathway called mTOR, defects in which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorder
In the new study, the researchers discovered that during the second trimester of
human brain development, oRG cells express genes related to a fundamental signaling pathway called mTOR, defects
in which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorder
in which have previously been implicated
in autism and several other psychiatric disorder
in autism and several other psychiatric
disorders.
«The method thus opens up completely new opportunities for investigating
disorders in the architecture of the developing
human brain,» explains Dr. Julia Ladewig, who leads a working group on
brain development.
Developmental
disorders of the
human brain can thus only be resembled to a limited degree
in the animal model.
The inability to watch living
human brain cells
in action has hampered scientists
in their efforts to understand psychiatric
disorders.
Researchers found that levels of neurotrophic factor (BDNF) nearly doubled
in the
brains of vulnerable mice, a finding that could point to a therapeutic target
in humans for combating post-traumatic stress
disorder and depression.
Figuring out what these jumping genes truly do
in the
human brain is the «next frontier» for understanding complex mental
disorders, he says.
«New genetic
brain disorder in humans discovered.»
The results of their work, the researchers say, may advance scientific understanding of how genes linked to the risk of
human bipolar
disorder change neuronal circuits
in the
brain, and may offer an animal model for testing new treatments.
The test tube finding, reported
in the current Cell, could help explain the formation of prions — the tangled proteins that are implicated
in mad cow disease and several
human brain disorders — and eventually may lead to a way to smooth out these rogue proteins.
In a first - of - its - kind effort to illuminate the biochemical impact of trauma, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a connection between the quantity of cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, known as CB1 receptors, and post-traumatic stress disorder, the chronic, disabling condition that can plague trauma victims with flashbacks, nightmares and emotional instabilit
In a first - of - its - kind effort to illuminate the biochemical impact of trauma, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a connection between the quantity of cannabinoid receptors
in the human brain, known as CB1 receptors, and post-traumatic stress disorder, the chronic, disabling condition that can plague trauma victims with flashbacks, nightmares and emotional instabilit
in the
human brain, known as CB1 receptors, and post-traumatic stress
disorder, the chronic, disabling condition that can plague trauma victims with flashbacks, nightmares and emotional instability.
The study, reported 4 December
in PLoS Biology, suggests that bird
brains can help scientists understand speech and speech
disorders in humans.
The scientists say their study, published
in Frontiers
in Neuroscience, opens a pathway to studying bat
brains in order to understand certain
human language
disorders and potentially even improving computer speech recognition.
A recent
human study also indicated a genetic association of the αCaMKII gene with bipolar
disorder, and decreased expression of αCaMKII has been observed
in postmortem
brains of patients with bipolar
disorder.
«This is the first instance I am aware of where an academic drug discovery group moved a molecule designed to hopefully treat a chronic
brain disorder all the way from early discovery to
human trials without there being, at some point along the way, a pharmaceutical partner,» said P. Jeffrey Conn, Ph.D., Lee E. Limbird Professor of Pharmacology
in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD).
Mice inserted with a rare
human genetic variation
in the dopamine transporter could lead to improvements
in the diagnosis and treatment of
brain disorders.
The transgenic mouse, into which was inserted a rare
human genetic variation
in the dopamine transporter (DAT), could lead to improvements
in the diagnosis and treatment of these all - too - common
brain disorders, said Randy Blakely, Ph.D., the report's senior author.
On the negative side, the researchers found that many of the genes whose activity is unique to modern
humans are linked to diseases like Alzheimer's disease, autism and schizophrenia, suggesting that these recent changes
in our
brain may underlie some of the psychiatric
disorders that are so common
in humans today.
Brain research is already considered high priority is many countries as evidenced by recently established national and regional programs: 1) The EU - funded Human Brain Project, established in 2013, overarches neuroscience and ICT, with the aim to model human brain, better understand brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
Brain research is already considered high priority is many countries as evidenced by recently established national and regional programs: 1) The EU - funded
Human Brain Project, established in 2013, overarches neuroscience and ICT, with the aim to model human brain, better understand brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
Human Brain Project, established in 2013, overarches neuroscience and ICT, with the aim to model human brain, better understand brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
Brain Project, established
in 2013, overarches neuroscience and ICT, with the aim to model
human brain, better understand brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
human brain, better understand brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
brain, better understand
brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technolo
brain disorders, and develop new therapies and technologies.
Brain disorders represent an enormous burden on society
in terms of
human suffering and economic cost.
He and other researchers will now use TRN manipulation
in mice whose
brains mimic
human disorders.
Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken the first step toward a comprehensive atlas of gene expression
in cells across the developing
human brain, making available new insights into how specific cells and gene networks contribute to building this most complex of organs, and serving as a resource for researchers around the world to study the interplay between these genetic programs and neurodevelopmental
disorders such as autism, intellectual disability and schizophrenia.
Human genetic studies strongly point to apolipoprotein E (APOE) and microglia (the immune cells of the
brain) as, respectively, the most important gene and cell type
in the chain of events leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD), a common
disorder in the elderly
in which the
brain is damaged and memories falter.
Abnormal frontoparietal synaptic gain mediating the P300
in patients with psychotic
disorder and their unaffected relatives Díez Á, Ranlund S, Pinotsis D, Calafato S, Shaikh M, Hall MH, Walshe M, Nevado Á, Friston KJ, Adams RA, Bramon E.
Human Brain Mapping.
For many neurological, neurodegenerative and psychological
disorders, the extent to which they are manifest as a consequence of uniquely
human brain specializations or have a shared origin with other primates remains a central topic
in neuroscience.
The presence of several mutations
in four important genes for the
brain's synapses can be associated to Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder in humans.
His research focuses on normal molecular mechanisms of
brain development and genetic perturbations that underlie
disorders of
human cognitive development, such as
in severe autism spectrum
disorders.