Rita Levi-Montalcini dies at 103
SRF notes the passing of Nobel-prize winning neuroscientist Rita Levi-Montalcini on 30 December 2012 in Rome, Italy. She was 103.Continue Reading
Tag: neuroscience
Intracellular gridlock
Proteins encoded by DISC1, a gene suspected in schizophrenia, can clump together and slow transport of essential components inside aContinue Reading
Tipping the brain toward social impairment
Upsetting the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signaling in the cortex with new optogenetic tricks can induce cognitive and social impairmentsContinue Reading
Mirror-touch synesthesia
Rare people who literally feel what they see offer clues to how empathy works in the brain. Read this articleContinue Reading
Hyperactive clues to depression
A recent report in Nature links hyperactive synapses in the lateral habenula to learned helplessness in rats — a modelContinue Reading
Our seasonal brains?
Winter blues, spring fever—most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. A study in Journal of Neuroscience suggestsContinue Reading
Unpacking reelin’s role in neuronal migration
While building a brain early in development, young neurons use several methods of transportation to reach their final destination. AContinue Reading
Manipulating love and hate in the brain
According to a report in Nature, researchers have precisely identified and controlled neurons that mediate aggression in mice, even though theContinue Reading
Revulsion arising
Where do our emotions come from? Scientists addressed this long-standing philosophical question using revolting videos. As reported in the Journal ofContinue Reading
Epigenetic anointment
Though queen and worker honeybees are genetically identical, they lead starkly different lives. A report in PLoS Biology finds thatContinue Reading
Post-synaptic parts list
Researchers have identified 1461 proteins in the human post-synaptic density, a multi-protein complex that helps neurons communicate with each other.Continue Reading
New technologies probe neurexin-neuroligin partnership
Two reports reveal new facets of the interaction between neurexin and neuroligin — molecules implicated in schizophrenia and other brainContinue Reading
