Sentences with phrase «synaptic density»

With this noninvasive method, researchers may be able to follow the progression of many brain disorders, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, by measuring changes in synaptic density over time.

«This opens the door to follow the natural evolution of synaptic density with normal aging and follow how drugs can alter synapses or synapse formation.»

«This is the first time we have synaptic density measurement in live human beings,» said Carson, who is senior author on the study.

They confirmed that the new method did serve as a marker for synaptic density.

They observed the tracer through PET imaging and then applied mathematical tools to quantify synaptic density.

Scientists have proven that magnesium is important to the central nervous system and promotes synaptic density and plasticity — which are essential for optimal learning and memory.

Both hippocampal synaptic density and LTP as well as contextual fear conditioning and spatial learning vary as a function of maternal care in the rat [10], [15].

«Up to now any measurement of synaptic density was postmortem.»

Mice genetically engineered to lack PirB, or treated with an infusion of soluble PirB directly into the brain, also showed an increase in synaptic density and signalling in the visual cortex.

For their study, the research team set out to develop a method for measuring the number of synapses, or synaptic density, in the living brain.