Loyola New Orleans Neuroscience Program

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Researchers find a striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals Neurons communicate with each other via electrical impulses, which are produced by ion channels that control the flow of ions such as potassium and sodium. In a surprising new finding, MIT neuroscientists have shown that human neurons have a much smaller number of these channels than expected, compa...

Come to a research talk this Friday afternoon on THE DYNAMIC BRAIN: KNOW THYSELF, given by my former graduate advisor, Dr. Ed Golob.

This talk is part of the Fall Colloquium series hosted by Loyola’s Department of Psychological Sciences.

Study shows that memories pass through many transformation stages as they are encoded Memory, the human ability to recall things that happened in the past, is one of the topics most widely investigated by neuroscientists and psychologists. Past studies have collected extensive evidence suggesting that memory is a dynamic process, rather than a static one. In other words, instead of m...

Has a treatment for Alzheimer's been sitting on pharmacy shelves for decades? Scientists have two possible candidates Two drugs approved decades ago not only counteract brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease in animal models, the same therapeutic combination may also improve cognition.

This Protein Predicts a Brain’s Future After Traumatic Injury A blood test of “NfL” proteins answers questions about damage severity that doctors—and families—desperately need.

Unraveling the mystery of touch: Mechanism uncovered that may explain why certain body parts are so sensitive Some parts of the body—hands and lips, for example—are more sensitive than others, making them essential tools in our ability to discern the most intricate details of the world around us.

Or trying to draw any brain diagram free-hand without the aid of my trusty PowerPoint slide…

It goes like this...

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Study Finds Singing and Imagining Improvised Music Elicits Flow-Like Brain States The study analyzes brain connectivity during real-time production of creative output and provides new insight into jazz musicians at work.

Solving the Mystery of Why We Overeat Researchers examining neurons and hormones associated with overeating have found that brain circuits involved in feeding at least partially overlap with brain circuitry involved in drug addiction.

Meet in front of Monroe Hall this Tuesday, October 12th, to join the first annual neuroscience meet the majors event! Neuroscience majors and any one interested in the field are invited to come and socialize. This is a great opportunity to meet other neuroscience majors and students with similar interest as well as faculty. We look forward to seeing you all there!