Wake Forest researchers find brain region 'exquisitely' sensitive to alcohol
...shut it down," said Godwin, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy. Characteristic "spindle" brain waves are produced during what is called stage II sleep, which is transiently enhanced after alcohol consumption but is reduced later in the night . The spindle waves are generated in the thalamus and pic......John McDonald, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology at the Washington University School of Medicine. McDonald already has treated spinal cord injuries in rats with embryonic stem cells; the problem is that most of the stem cells died after transplantation. Sakiyama-Elbert is hopeful that her matrix/...Drug targets brain circuits that drive appetite and body weight
...e D-FEN may inhibit food intake. Investigating the neurobiology of drug-caused anorexia may lead to the development of new drugs with fewer side effects to prevent and treat obesity," Elmquist stated....Columbia neurobiology fellow wins major career award from 2002 Burroughs Wellcome funding program
...Dr. Scott subsequently pursued doctoral studies in neurobiology at the University of California at San Diego, where she studied phototransduction (the conversion of light into sensory stimuli) in Drosophila under the tutelage of Dr. Charles Zuker. Upon receiving her Ph.D. in 1998, Dr. Scott joined Columbia as a p...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...laboratories in the medical center's department of neurobiology and in the Pratt School of Engineering department of biomedical engineering. However, the researchers expect to unite the center's efforts in a new multidisciplinary engineering building now under construction. As part of the DARPA support: Biomed...UCSB neuroscientist to receive award
...eir retinas reattached. Fisher earned his Ph.D. in neurobiology in 1969 at Purdue University. Part of the study for the Ph.D. was done in the Department of Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University. In 1969 he became a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowat the Wilmer Institute of the Johns Hopkins Scho...Brain study of back pain sufferers yields intriguing results
...nology gave us a unique opportunity to look at the neurobiology underlying tenderness, which is a hallmark of both lower back pain and fibromyalgia," says Clauw. "These results, combined with other work done by our group and others, have convinced us that some pathologic process is making these patients more sens...New horizons in cortical cartography
...ays David C. Van Essen, Ph.D., Edison Professor of neurobiology and head of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. The cerebral cortex and the cerebellar cortex form the convoluted surfaces of the brain. The cerebral cortex is the seat of thought, learning, emotion, perception, sensation and movement. The ce...NIH supports expansive, multimillion-dollar drug abuse prevention research effort at USC
...ories and methods from diverse areas including the neurobiology of memory, epidemiological analysis, clinical psychology, prevention science, social network analysis and cross-cultural research. The center will be headquartered at the USC Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR). "Th...Northwestern receives $5 million to study polycystic ovary syndrome
...ern collaborators include Jon Levine, professor of neurobiology and physiology at the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg School of Arts and Sciences, who is the SCOR co-director and a principal investigator on another of the projects, as well as Feinberg School researchers Randall Barnes, M.D., associate professor of ...Northwestern on trail of gene mutations that trigger sex reversal
...Takahashi, who directs the center, is professor of neurobiology and physiology and of neurology....UCI resarchers create first living model to exhibit
...ey may be connected," said LaFerla, a professor of neurobiology and behavior, and senior author of the study, which appears in the July 31 issue of Neuron. Plaque lesions grow on the outside of healthy cells, cutting off their ability to communicate with other cells, while tangle lesions grow inside of neural ce...Monkeys consciously control a robot arm using only brain signals
...led by Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., who is professor of neurobiology and co-director of the Duke Center for Neuroengineering. Lead author of the paper was Jose Carmena, Ph.D., in the Nicolelis laboratory. Besides Nicolelis, the other senior co-author is Craig Henriquez, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engine...Evidence that neurons prune only 'twigs' to rewire themselves
... a limb. However, said Katz, a central question in neurobiology is whether such dendritic alterations take place during the formation of long-term memories. To explore the nature of such rewiring, Mizrahi and Katz studied neurons in the neural structure called the olfactory bulb -- the collection of neurons that ...NCCAM funds Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...rojects in this Center will seek to understand the neurobiology of acupuncture. The total award is $5.9 million. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Principal Investigator: Balz Frei, Ph.D. This Center will study the mechanisms of antioxidants, such as alpha lipoic acid, and explore their potential roles ...Coping behaviors linked to female chromosome
...western University. Joseph Takahashi, professor of neurobiology and physiology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, collaborated on the study. Coping strategies are cognitive, behavioral or physiological processes aimed at diminishing or terminating stress. These traits have genetic, ...Scientists map maturation of the human brain
...nge alcohol exposure during adolescence alters the neurobiology of the brain in a manner that can be long lasting. These long-lasting changes highlight adolescence as a critical period when alcohol abuse can produce changes in the brain. These changes might represent a long-term state that leads to alcohol abuse....Sound helps augment poor vision for some tasks
...normal vision." Wallace, an associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy, explained that because the visual system is so good, it normally doesn't need the auditory system to locate objects in space. But, when the function of the visual system is degraded because of nearsightedness or bad lighting conditions, ...Dyslexia may involve both vision and hearing
..." says Mark Wallace, Ph.D., associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy. "It isn't solely a problem with visual processing or with language. This is a novel way of looking at the disorder." Wallace said the finding could lead to a simple test for early diagnosis even before school age and better methods for...Environmental influences found to have role for development and function of the pain system
...ead to abnormal sensations in the adult. In basic neurobiology studies carried out on infant rats, pups had a local skin injury to one hindpaw at birth (under anesthetic) and were then left to grow up normally in their litters for six weeks. They were then anesthetized again and using electrophysiological techni...