Research released today demonstrates the importance of healthy neural networks for normal behavior and how malfunctioning synapses — the sites where neurons connect and communicate — may contribute to brain disorders. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

With the launch of the BRAIN Initiative and similar projects around the globe, new tools and techniques are being developed that will change the way neuroscientists study the brain. Advances in computer software allow scientists to quickly create three-dimensional models of brain regions and compile larger models that span the entire brain. Innovations in stem cell technology are providing researchers with a new way to study human diseases, while other technological advances have led to the development portable and wireless devices that offer ways to image brains in moving subjects for the first time.  

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Researchers are uncovering new evidence about how stress and other factors lead to brain changes that increase the risk of relapse from a cocaine addiction. These findings have potential implications for the development of more effective treatments for cocaine and other drug addictions, which affect millions of people around the world. The research was presented at Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

 

Public sessions at Neuroscience 2015 highlight the intersection of science and society.

Research released today reveals new discoveries about the symptoms, physiology, and treatment options for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The animal studies also highlight differences in how TBI may manifest in males and females and among children and adults. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

SfN is continuing the popular Art of Neuroscience exhibit for 2015. Artists will display and sell their brain-inspired art and jewelry. 

Research released today uncovers the neural mechanisms driving social behavior, suggesting possible new approaches to diagnosing and treating autism spectrum disorder, Rett syndrome, and anxiety disorders. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Research presented today demonstrates scientists’ evolving understanding of the role of glial cells and the utility of stem cells in the study neurological conditions. Glia are non-neuronal cells that support and protect neurons, but new findings reveal how these cells also influence brain activity and can be reprogrammed to generate new neurons in the diseased brain.

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