A speck in a dish—that’s all the nervous system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster looks like to the naked eye.
But look closely enough, and it resolves into a network of 166,700 nerve cells connected through 124.2 million synapses.
The intricate map—called a connectome—has now been published, marking the end of an ambitious 20-year research project. Learn more: https://t.co/EKsDRQOgAS @NewsfromScience
I’m running for the health of every kid in Canada, and my goal is to raise $500. The Million Reasons Run is a fundraising event in support of our local children’s hospital foundations. Will you support me with a donation today? https://t.co/B80rbOf0Xv
A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility. https://t.co/oDsdgpYNmN #neuroscience@MITChemE@ScienceMIT@MIT_IMES@mitbrainandcog
Björklund & Barker summarize data in support of the idea that cholinergic neuron transplants could be used to restore cognitive function in patients with Parkinson's disease. https://t.co/69vr7hr0hQ
Guiberson et al. show that mutations in Munc18-1 also deplete the Munc18-1 interactor Doc2. The severity of this effect is mutation-specific, which may explain symptom heterogeneity in Munc18-1/STXBP1 encephalopathies. https://t.co/nmACjbGUI7
In a prospective longitudinal study of people with Parkinson’s disease, Kmiecik et al. find that genotyped LRRK2 G2019S carriers report a similar burden of motor symptoms to non-carriers, but fewer non-motor symptoms. https://t.co/zp92gNd99M
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Using a camera mount that tracks the Milky Way, photographer Eric Brummel produces mesmerizing and thought-provoking time-lapses, revealing our home planet's movement through space.
In 30 active-duty US Special Operations Forces, higher blast exposure was associated with alterations in brain structure, function & neuroimmune markers: https://t.co/lA3rqmi8MX
Imaging findings converged at rostral anterior cingulate cortex, which modulates cognition & emotion.