Charcot’s disease: the proteins of the immune system involved
Charcot's disease could be linked to proteins of the immune system, responsible for the death of neurons. THE ESSENTIAL Charcot's ...
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How to stimulate your baby on a daily basis?
Stimulating the baby creates connections between neurons, an essential element for good cognitive development. THE ESSENTIAL The brain is made ...
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A diet that is too fatty is bad for the neurons
© Getty Images/iStockphotoA diet that is too fatty would slow down neurogenesis, that is to say the birth and growth ...
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The brain is still producing neurons at 90
© Getty picturesWe are born with a limited supply of neurons. Scientists have long been divided over whether as adults ...
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Empathy: how does the brain experience the pain of others?
A new study reveals how certain neurons are "wired" to perceive the pain experience of others, and could be the ...
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Paraplegia: neurons allowing walking have been identified
Thanks to a connected electrical implant, nine paraplegic patients can walk again. The team responsible for this trial also identified ...
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Junk food: the brain’s fault?
According to a study, a group of neurons located in the amygdala of the brain would be responsible for our ...
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Neurons are able to learn to play ping-pong
After five short minutes of learning, human and mouse brain neurons placed in a laboratory box were able to play ...
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‘Super neurons’ allow elderly people to retain a better memory
Post-mortem study of brains of people aged 80 and over with exceptional memory reveals much larger neurons in the region ...
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Stimulating neuron formation restores memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
American researchers have discovered that increasing the production of new neurons in mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease makes it possible ...
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Unusual: eating less is beneficial for neurons
© iStockphoto Eating less is good for health, to increase lifespan, to fight against cancer and osteoporosis. It also reduces ...
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How does a neural network promote our social relationships?
A neural network located on the surface of the skin influences our social relationships. THE ESSENTIAL The published study required ...
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Why is ketamine an “express” antidepressant?
Ketamine, a fast-acting antidepressant, works by increasing the activity of newly created neurons. THE ESSENTIAL Ketamine reduces symptoms of depression ...
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Alzheimer’s: running better than reading to maintain your neurons
It has long been believed that the best way to prevent Alzheimer's disease was to stimulate his brain with intellectual ...
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Parkinson’s disease: yogurt would protect neurons
© istockthe yogurtcould he warn the Parkinson disease ? Researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, ...
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Parkinson’s: an anti-inflammatory would protect against the loss of neurons
© iStockThis is a major step forward in Parkinson's treatment, chronic degenerative neurological disease. According to an American study, an ...
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Fat in neurons to suppress epileptic seizures?
© iStockPhotosMedications are ineffective, so why not try fat? This is the track followed by researchers at the University of ...
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Alzheimer’s: a mouse has neurons transplanted into the brain
© istockUntil now, the complete repair of brain damage, linked to a stroke or a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's, ...
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Unusual: our neurons can live twice as long
This neural research was conducted on rodents, not humans. But the results of the first experiment give the researchers good ...
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Parkinson’s disease: the death of dopamine-producing neurons in question?
American researchers have identified a family of specific nerve cells that die in Parkinson's disease. They revealed that genetic risk ...
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How does our brain tell us… to start at the green light?
Scientists have discovered the brain network that turns plans into actions in response to a signal or cue in the ...
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Charcot’s disease: a patient manages to express himself through electrodes
Thanks to two electrodes placed in his brain, a person with Charcot's disease was able to communicate. THE ESSENTIAL Charcot's ...
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Why pain needs to be managed differently in men and women
For the first time, Canadian and American researchers have shown that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently ...
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Discovery of new mechanisms of fear: a way to treat mental disorders?
English neuroscientists have identified a new target in the brain that is at the origin of anxious behavior and fear. ...
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How stress leaves traces in the brain
Prolonged stress degrades synapses, whose role is to link neurons to other nerve cells. Laboratory experiments have shown that this ...
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How our brain “stores” our memories to plan our future actions
The discovery of how the brain uses memory to help us anticipate sheds light on the mechanisms affected by neurodegenerative ...
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Parkinson’s disease: a modified molecule as a new avenue of treatment
British researchers have optimized a molecule that has shown promise in its original form to prevent Parkinson's disease. This new ...
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Schizophrenia: two biomarkers present in the blood of patients have been identified
Two blood markers have been discovered in patients with schizophrenia. Ultimately, this could lead to better diagnosis of the disease ...
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Why is our brain “energy-intensive”, even at rest?
Neurotransmitters, responsible for circulating information between neurons, would be responsible for an energy leak in the brain. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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As many neurons in our gut as in a cat’s brain!
Proof that it is indeed our 2nd brain: the intestines would work even when disconnected from the nervous system! THE ...
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