Brain cells suspected to malfunction in schizophrenia are surrounded by a tight-fitting molecular matrix. The exact role of this coating (or “perineuronal net”) was the focus of a study by Brain & Behavior Research...
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perineuronal nets
May 21, 2013
Michael S. Fanselow, Ph.D.
May 20, 2013
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee and professor of psychology Michael S. Fanselow, Ph.D., with NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Stephanie Bissiere, Ph.D. and research team at the University of California Los...
Dr. Carmine M. Pariante
May 17, 2013
The mechanism behind how stress hormones cause a reduction in the number of new brain cells―a process considered to be linked to depression―was investigated by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Grantee...
Drs. Conway and Sheline
May 16, 2013
In a study funded in part by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Foundation NARSAD Grantees Charles R. Conway, M.D. and Yvette I. Sheline, M.D., and team found that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) made positive,...
Herbert Meltzer, M.D.
May 13, 2013
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member and NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Herbert Meltzer, M.D., recipient of the Foundation’s Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in...
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