Dr. Prakriya will use his 2012 Seed Grant to illuminate the calcium signaling mechanisms regulating the development of neural stem cells. Specifically, the Prakriya lab will investigate the hypothesis that…
Why do so many of us struggle with addiction or depression, or both? A BRF grant is helping Mitchell Roitman, Ph.D., look for answers. “Our work has implications for disorders…
The human eye sends information to the brain at an estimated rate of approximately 10 megabits per second, roughly the speed of an ethernet connection. Processing such a large bandwidth…
The late-adolescent onset of psychiatric and addiction-related syndromes is strongly linked to the sensitive period of prefrontal cortex (frontal lobe) maturation during adolescence. However, the neurodevelopmental processes that determine this…
Using his 2012 Seed Grant, Dr. Swanson will determine how galectins, a family of proteins secreted by many types of cells, alter normal brain function through specific interactions with signaling…
Humans and other advanced animals have an impressive capacity to learn and recognize the behavioral significance, or category membership, of a wide range of sensory stimuli. This ability, which is…
Existing drugs used to treat depression are mostly aimed at a set of chemicals in the brain (including serotonin), but they don’t work effectively in up to half of the…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual impairment in Americans over the age of 60. Every year, 700,000 new cases of AMD are diagnosed and 10%…
The late-adolescent onset of psychiatric and addiction-related syndromes is strongly linked to the sensitive period of prefrontal cortex (frontal lobe) maturation during adolescence. However, the neurodevelopmental processes that determine this…
Using his 2012 Seed Grant, Dr. Swanson will determine how galectins, a family of proteins secreted by many types of cells, alter normal brain function through specific interactions with signaling…
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