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In a report on the mouse studies, published online Sept. 11 in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America), the investigators say the genetic alteration appears to release the biochemical «brakes» on brain cells involved in body movement, reasoning and perception of the world, triggering over-excited activity and reactions.

Not exact matches

Chemogenetics builds on optogenetics, which involves genetically engineering brain cells so that they fire in the presence of light.

Modern brain - imaging techniques that track blood flow and cell activity indicate the precuneus is involved in imagination, self - consciousness and reflecting on memories.

A month after H7N7 or H3N2 infection, mice had fewer nerve cell connectors called dendritic spines on cells in the hippocampus, a brain region involved in memory.

He examined the direct impact of the substance on neural effects using tests involving brain cells.

In addition, the two genes are turned on in areas that are part of the cortico - striatal - thalamo - cortical circuit, a loop of brain cells connecting the cortex to specific regions involved in processing emotions and movement.

Building on that work, the current paper looked at a less lethal strain, the H1N1 «swine flu,» that does not infect neurons, but which, the researchers showed, still caused inflammation in the brain via inflammatory chemicals or cytokines released by immune cells involved in fighting the infection.

Although what drives this process has not been clear, studies have indicated that caspace - 2 might be involved, according to senior author Michael Shelanski, MD, PhD, the Delafield Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology, chair of the Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, and co-director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at CUMC.

• Kappa opioid receptor, a protein on the surface of brain cells that is centrally involved in pleasure as well as in pain, addiction, depression, psychosis and related conditions.

Ultimately, the combination of this new method of focusing on gene activity in single cells with other single - cell techniques involving microscopic imaging is likely to reveal the origins of developmental disorders of the brain, he added.

Summary of a panel discussion on stem cells and the aging brain involving a world - leading grouping of international stem cell scientists.

The challenge takes on even more urgency with recent developments, including a federal administration now more open to exploring the potential of stem cells, the recent FDA approval of a human trial involving embryonic stem cells, as well as the reported case of a young boy who developed a brain tumor four years after receiving a stem - cell treatment for a rare genetic disorder.

In the 2007 - 2008 academic year, for instance, awards supported research on topics such as the imaging of brain regions involved in the learning of words, the relation between memory and the growth of brain cells in adulthood, the neural activity behind birdsongs and the processing of sensory data in the brains of infants at risk for autism.

The work in humans is complemented by laboratory work involving cell death in Parkinson's disease, effects of stimulation on hippocampal neurogenesis and animal models of deep brain stimulation.

Using genetic tools to turn on and off different parts of the brain, the scientists were able to identify specific brain circuits and neurons (brain cells) involved in the food coma experience.

Nevertheless, these observations are consistent with the notion that T cells will be informative not only on immune specific genes that are associated with the HPA axis but also on some genes that are also involved in brain function.