Research Study Confirms Central Role of Brain’s Support Cells in Huntington’s, Points to New Therapies By Mark Michaud Dec. 13, 2018 New research gives scientists a clearer picture of what is happening in the brains of people with Huntington’s disease and lays out a potential path for treatment. The study, which appears today in ...
Research Study: Neurons in the Brain Work as a Team to Guide Movement of Arms, Hands By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2018 New research reveals how the nerve cells responsible for motor control modify their activity as we reach and grasp for objects.
Research Study: Neurons in the Brain Work as a Team to Guide Movement of Arms, Hands By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2018 The apparent simplicity of picking up a cup of coffee or turning a doorknob belies the complex sequence of calculations and processes that the brain must undergo to identify the location of an item ...
Research Study: Attention Requires Balance in the Brain By Samantha Jean Oct. 29, 2018 The ability to focus attention is a fundamental challenge that the brain must solve and one that is essential to navigating our daily lives. In developmental disorders such as Autism this ability is ...
Research New Research Initiative to Focus on Cerebrovascular Diseases By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 A multidisciplinary group of clinical and bench researchers has been formed at the University of Rochester Medical Center to study cerebrovascular disease. The Cerebrovascular and Neurocognitive ...
Research Study: Attention Requires Balance in the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 New research shows that nerve cells maintain a state of balance when preparing to interpret what we see and this may explain why the healthy brain can block out distractions.
Research Peering Into What Goes Awry in Schizophrenia By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 26, 2018 New assistant professor David Dodell-Feder studies the processes that underlie how humans navigate the social world and how those processes go awry in people with schizophrenia.
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children.
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children. Numerous studies have found that mothers who have low ...
Research Study Points to New Method to Deliver Drugs to the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively to the brain. The research could have implications for ...
