Discoveries
Jun Z. Li, Ph.D.
May 23, 2013
New Brain & Behavior Research Foundation-supported research finds evidence of altered “circadian rhythms” (the biological 24-hour clock that governs the function of every cell in our body) in the brain of people with...
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Discoveries, Depression
perineuronal nets
May 21, 2013
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...
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,...
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