Sentences with phrase «surrounding neurons»

Instead of activating a small sphere of surrounding neurons as expected, the electrodes caused sparse strings of neurons to fire across the brain.

The challenge: how to kill them without destroying surrounding neurons.

That translates to an impaired ability for neurons to receive whatever signals surrounding neurons are trying to send and mice displaying schizophrenia - like behavioral deficits such as impaired cognition and sense of direction.

Something present in the fluid surrounding the neurons in the bath with the hUTCs was apparently affecting the neurons.

Another hypothesis is that instead of secreting chemicals, astrocytes exert their effects by controlling the uptake of neurotransmitters from the space surrounding neurons, thereby affecting neuron activity indirectly.

However, research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering reveals that it may also be important to target the supportive glial cells surrounding the neurons.

Alzheimer's disease, which is characterized by a loss in motor, psychological, and cognitive function, is attributed to the build up of beta - amyloid plaque surrounding neurons.

A companion set of miniature injectors could administer compounds to inhibit the formation of scar tissue or to stimulate the activity of surrounding neurons.

Neuroscientists have long believed that scar tissue formed by glial cells — the cells that surround neurons in the central nervous system — impedes damaged nerve cells from regrowing after a brain or spinal cord injury.

The surrounding neurons that were there all along, however, had sprouted a denser set of connections with other cells, presumably allowing for better transmission of information and recovery of function.

However, in the mice treated with the APOE compound, each plaque triggered only about half as much damage to the surrounding neurons, suggesting that even a late start could reduce the harm posed by amyloid beta.

Even more surprising, these cells appear to stimulate axon myelination in the surrounding neurons.»

He and his team could then activate or deactivate these subiculum neurons with piped - in laser light, leaving the surrounding neurons unaffected.

They provide a source of nutrients, maintain the equilibrium in the fluids that surround the neurons, participate in neural repair, and take up and release brain messenger - molecules.

If he can determine how to speed up engulfment of dead tumor cells from brain tissue, it is his hope to reduce the harmful inflammation that causes death of surrounding neurons.