A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and ...

By analyzing over 213,000 developing human brain cells, researchers show that many autism risk genes act through the ECM.

Between and around the billions of neurons in the human brain is an equally vital scaffold, the extracellular matrix (ECM). An interlinked net of proteins and sugars that surrounds brain cells, the ...

CCN1 is a key factor for stabilizing brain circuits in adulthood, offering a therapeutic target for conditions, such as Alzheimer's and PTSD.

Gail Cornwall, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently received an NIH R21 grant to study the underlying mechanisms that facilitate plasticity in the brain extracellular matrix. The brain ...

Researchers created pea-sized brain structures from stem cells to study neural firing patterns, correctly identifying bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny bubbles released by cells, acting as cargo vessels through which cells exchange signals and thus communicate. A paper has demonstrated that this form of cellular ...

Chronic stress has far-reaching consequences for our bodies. For example, many stress-related psychiatric illnesses such as depression are associated with changes in the immune system. However, the ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers of the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands ...

(Nanowerk News) Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers of the University of Technology in Delft ...