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Jersey Shore University Medical Center Named a Top 100 Best Hospital for Stroke Care

January 12, 2021 sarah Jonas Academic Medical Center, Neuroscience, Stroke Care

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center was recently recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care and received the Neurosciences Excellence Award for 2021, according to a national study by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The academic medical center is one of only three hospitals in New Jersey that received recognition as a Best Hospital for Stroke Care.

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Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain

December 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Prosthetic

A new study of people with amputations who used a bionic hand for over one year highlights future challenges for developing realistic prosthetic devices

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Virginia Tech researchers uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex

December 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Biomedical, Collagen, Neuron, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia, Seizure, Synapse

A research team at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has identified the type of brain cell that produces a protein that is crucial for the formation of inhibitory circuits in the brain. This insight could one day help scientists establish the basis for developing new drugs that mature or repair cellular networks.

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NIH researchers discover brain area crucial for recognizing visual events

December 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Neuroscience, Superior Colliculus, Visual Attention, Visual Cortex, Visual Processing

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) report that a brain region in the superior temporal sulcus (fSTS) is crucial for processing and making decisions about visual information.

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Sensing Sickness

December 16, 2020 sarah Jonas Nausea And Vomiting, Neuron, Neuroscience

Researchers have identified neurons that regulate nausea-like responses in mice. When these neurons are experimentally turned on, nausea-like responses can be activated regardless of exposure to nausea-triggering substances. Without these neurons, nausea-like responses to poisons are lost.

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How neurons form long-term memories

December 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Brain, Memory, Neuroscience

Harvard Medical School neuroscientists have discovered genes that memory neurons use to rewire connections after new experiences. The findings shed light on the biology of long-term memory, with implications for new approaches to intervene when memory deficits occur with age or disease.

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Go Inside the Most Innovative Minds in Science and Medicine on “Real, Smart People,” a New Podcast

December 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Clinicians, COVID-19, Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Innovators, Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, Neuroscience, Pathology, Podcast, Podcasts, Research, Science, Scientists, universal flu vaccine

Podcast from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers a glimpse into the real story of how science and medicine moves forward, one smart person at a time.

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Circadian Gene Mutation Increases Self-Administration of Cocaine in Mice

December 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Circadian, Neuroscience, Substance Abuse

University of Pittsburgh researchers reveal a molecular basis for the deep and fundamental connection between the disruption in circadian rhythms and predisposition to substance abuse.

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Rock-a-bye fly: Why Vibrations Lead to Sleepiness

December 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Neuroscience, Sleep

Researchers discover that gentle vibration can induce sleep in flies through a simple form of learning.

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Virginia Tech researchers show teens with risk-averse peers make safer choices

November 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Imaging, Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience, Peers, PNAS, Teens

In a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC show that observing peers making sound decisions may help young people play it safe. The discovery may one day inform measures to help teens make healthy decisions.

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Scientists Identify Brain Cells that Help Drive Bodily Reaction to Fear, Anxiety

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Anxiety, fear, Neuroscience

This research helps illuminate the neural roots of emotions, and points to the possibility that a population of arousal-related neurons might be a target of future treatments for anxiety disorders and other illnesses involving abnormal arousal responses.

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Jerold Chun among world’s most highly cited researchers

November 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Alzheimer's Disease, Highly Cited Researcher, Hydrocephalus, Neuroscience, Schizophrenia

Jerold Chun, M.D., Ph.D., a professor and senior vice president at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, has been named a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Clarivate, the global analytics company. The honor recognizes researchers who have demonstrated a significant influence in their chosen field of study through the publication of multiple works that have been cited by their peers.

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