News tagged with neurotransmitters in the brain
'Warrior gene' predicts aggressive behavior after provocation
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Individuals with the so-called "warrior gene" display higher levels of aggression in response to provocation, according to new research co-authored by Rose McDermott, professor of political science at Brown University. In ...
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Fine-tuning treatments for depression
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2009 |
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New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated - a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression.
'Neurological work-arounds' offer hope to people with monoamine-related disorders
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Researchers have known for decades that the brain has a remarkable ability to "reprogram" itself to compensate for problems such as traumatic injury. Now, a research article published in the February 2009 issue of the journal ...
Europe to launch a brain research project
Dec 03, 2007 |
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The European Science Foundation said it will propose a comprehensive mental health research effort of a size similar to that of the Human Genome Project.
Cholesterol-reducing drugs may lessen brain function
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins may lessen brain function.
Neurons use chemical 'chords' to shape signaling
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered that neurons can use two different neurotransmitters that target the same receptor on a receiving neuron to shape the transmission of a nerve impulse. Although the researchers’ experiments identified ...
One step closer to an artificial nerve cell
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University (Sweden) are well on the way to creating the first artificial nerve cell that can communicate specifically with nerve cells in the body using neurotransmitters. ...
Scientists find how neural activity spurs blood flow in the brain
Jun 26, 2008 |
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New research from Harvard University neuroscientists has pinpointed exactly how neural activity boosts blood flow to the brain. The finding has important implications for our understanding of common brain imaging techniques ...
Chemical signature of manic depression discovered by scientists
Feb 05, 2008 |
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People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate how the mood stabilisers used ...
Pushing through brain barriers
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Understanding the inner workings of the brain remains one of the last frontiers in all of neurobiology. A Case Western Reserve University engineering professor is developing a miniaturized low-power device to detect how electrical ...
Brain's messengers could be regulated, researchers find
Sep 17, 2007 |
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Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have found that tiny, spontaneous releases of the brain's primary chemical messengers can be regulated, potentially giving scientists unprecedented ...
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