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Charting a New Course Through the Injured Brain
Rashmi Shivni | Jan 15, 2024 | 4 min read
A state-of-the-art technique helps scientists map out tissue at the single cell level after a demyelinating brain injury.
Brain cell in purple on a black background. Arc mRNAs are labeled green and are mainly localized in the cell nucleus and in the dendrites.
Short-lived Molecules Support Long-term Memory 
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Jun 6, 2023 | 3 min read
A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.
Image of the Day: Painting with Viruses
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers have used a modified rabies virus and fluorescent proteins to tag individual nerve cells in the mouse visual cortex. 
Novelty Activates a Long Noncoding RNA for Spatial Learning in Mice
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Feb 6, 2024 | 4 min read
Genes activated in new environments include those used during development.
Image of the Day: CRISPR on a Mouse Canvas
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 25, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists are using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to tag and explore specific sets of neurons in mice, in one of the first steps towards building a comprehensive atlas of brain circuitry. 
This image depicts the fruit fly nerve cord connectome. It highlights 930 neurons, a subset of the full set of reconstructed neurons.
The Expansion of Volume Electron Microscopy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 6 min read
A series of technological advancements for automation and parallel imaging made volume electron microscopy more user friendly while increasing throughput.
Histology showing IL-6 expression
Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids
Charles Q. Choi, Spectrum | Apr 17, 2023 | 4 min read
The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.
Histology of brain
Rare Autism-Linked Mutation Starves Growing Neurons of Essential Nutrients
Lauren Schenkman, Spectrum | Apr 18, 2023 | 4 min read
The mutation prevents certain amino acids from entering neurons, causing the cells to die early in development.
3D image of a neuron cell network with a red glow representing inflammation.
New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment 
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy.
Scientists Stretch Neurons to Image Fine Structures
Kerry Grens | Apr 18, 2017 | 1 min read
A double-expansion technique embeds brain tissue in the absorbent material of diapers to stretch out cells for easier visualization.

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