Neuroscience

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals Part 2

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals, a brief history of the use of electricity in medicine and the development of the pacemaker. Part 2: The Age Of The Electricians Part 1, was about early uses of electricity in medicine.  The 'torpedo' ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - May 14 2013 - 2:05pm

MGE: Brain Cells Transplant Cures Epilepsy In Mice

Researchers were able to controll seizures in epileptic mice with a one-time transplantation of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) cells into the hippocampus, which inhibit signaling in overactive nerve circuits. Cell therapy has become a focus of epilepsy ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2013 - 8:54pm

What Restless Legs Syndrome And Insomnia May Share In Common

An estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population has restless legs syndrome, a disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge to move the legs even while sleeping, which can lead to many sleepless nights. Why do patients with restless legs syndrome  still have inso ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2013 - 2:19pm

Brains Of Dyslexic Males And Females 'Significantly' Different

When comparing men and women who have dyslexia to non-dyslexic control groups, researchers found significant differences in brain anatomy, suggesting that the disorder may have a different brain-based manifestation when it comes to gender. ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2013 - 2:17pm

Bach To The Blues: Are Brains Wired To Make Color-Music Connections?

Do you see music the same way as your neighbor? Apparently so.  U.C. Berkeley psychologists say people in both the United States and Mexico linked the same pieces of classical orchestral music with the same colors, suggesting that humans share a common em ...

Article - News Staff - May 17 2013 - 2:10pm

High Fructose Corn Syrup Addictive Like Cocaine, Says Researcher

Is the obesity epidemic due to the addictive qualities in food or that a lot more food is cheap and plentiful than ever before in history? A paper presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neur ...

Article - News Staff - May 22 2013 - 11:24am

This Is Your Brain On Valium- Its Own

A naturally occurring protein, diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI), secreted only in discrete areas of the mammalian brain may act as a Valium-like brake on certain types of epileptic seizures.  Valium, which is notoriously addictive, prone to abuse and dang ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2013 - 1:31pm

Study Decodes Peripheral Neural Networks Defining Itch Sensations

The itch sensation is triggered by two categories of itch-inducing agents: histamine (involving the histamine receptor) and non-histamine (involving a Mas-like G-protein coupled receptor). While the molecular distinction is crucial for developing effective ...

Article - Jennifer Wong - May 30 2013 - 7:44pm

Targeting Expression Neuregulin 1 Gene Reverses Schizophrenia-Like Abnormalities

Researchers have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble schizophrenia by restoring normal expression to a suspect gene, Neuregulin 1, that is over-expressed in humans with the illness. Targeting Neuregulin 1, which makes a ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2013 - 1:00pm

OCD In Dogs And Humans Has Similar Brain Abnormalities

You've heard of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) but less well-known is canine compulsive disorder (CCD).  The causes of OCD, which affects about 2 percent of the population, are unknown and the disorder often goes untreated or undiagnosed for dec ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2013 - 9:56am