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Obese Children’s Brains More Responsive to Sugar

A new study led by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine finds that the brains of obese children literally light up differently when tasting sugar.

Negative Fateful Life Events and the Brains of Middle-Aged Men

…— appear to also specifically accelerate aging in the brain.

Neurons Stripped of Their Identity Are Hallmark of Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds

UC San Diego researchers have identified new mechanisms in neurons that cause Alzheimer’s disease. In particular, they discovered that structural changes in chromatin trigger neurons to lose their specialized function and revert to a precursor-like state.

Neuronal Structures Associated with Learning and Memory Sprout In Response to Novel Molecules

…of amyloid-beta, a protein fragment that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Blanks for the Memory

UC San Diego researchers report that one kind of perceptual learning can occur in memory-impaired persons who do not actually remember what they learned.

Human Brain Organoids Implanted into Mouse Cortex Respond to Visual Stimuli for First Time

A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals’ cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli.

Landmark National Study of Adolescent Brain Now Underway

…little about the teenage brain. The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study – by the National Institutes of Health, with leadership from the University of California San Diego – aims to change that. The largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States is now underway.

Study Suggests Disruptive Effects of Anesthesia on Brain Cell Connections Are Temporary

A study of juvenile rat brain cells suggests that the effects of a commonly used anesthetic drug on the connections between brain cells are temporary.

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Shows Promise for Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Using a form of low-impulse electrical stimulation to the brain, documented by neuroimaging, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System 〈VASDHS〉 and collaborators elsewhere, report significantly improved neural function in participants with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Novel Technologies Advance Brain Surgery to Benefit Patients

…UC San Diego Health System have integrated advanced 3D imaging, computer simulation and next-generation surgical tools to perform a highly complex brain surgery through a small incision to remove deep-seated tumors. This is the first time this complex choreography of technologies has been brought together in an operating room in…