Summary:Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.
Source:Jennifer Chu ,MIT News Office
August 28, 2019
Summary:Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.
Source:Jennifer Chu ,MIT News Office
August 28, 2019
Summary:New technique could help doctors determine whether patients are at risk from elevated pressure.
Source:Anne Trafton ,MIT News Office
August 23, 2019
Summary:Choi Ki-young is set to take the job as tensions with Japan spill into the semiconductor industry.
Source:Mark Zastrow, nature.com
13 August 2019
Summary:A powerful method has allowed McGovern researchers to discover how the brain represents the complex world in simple shapes.
Source:Sabbi Lall, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
August 12, 2019
Summary:Despite dazzling lab demonstrations, robust and viable clinical interventions using brain–computer interfaces remain some way off.
Source:Eric Smalley, nature.com
12 August 2019
Summary:Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization.
Source: David Orenstein, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
August 6, 2019
http://news.mit.edu./2019/how-brain-cells-pick-which-connections-keep-0806
Summary: For those with a genetic predisposition to obesity, partaking in six specific types of exercise can help combat weight gain. Jogging, yoga, power walking, certain types of dancing and mountain climbing can help reduce BMI in those with a predisposition to obesity. Surprisingly, cycling, swimming, and games like Dance Dance Revolution did not counteract the genetic effects on obesity.
August 4, 2019
Source: PLOS
https://neurosciencenews.com/obesity-genetics-exercise-14645/
Summary: In a mouse model, restoring activity of a specific forebrain region reverses social traits associated with autism.
Source: Sabbi Lall, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
July 26, 2019
Summary:Virtual-reality mazes are helping to unlock the complexity of the brain.
Source:Shamini Bundell, nature.com
24 July 2019
Summary:Devices detect dopamine as it ripples from one neuron to others nearby.
Source:Sci. Adv. (2019)
12 July 2019