In the second project we are exploring the degree to which the brain can be repaired after neuron loss and identify factors that can stimulate stem cells to regenerate neurons. The cerebellum: complex ...

But even if such diagrams existed for the brain, they would be of limited ... neurons with numerous branching extensions) in the mouse cerebellum with the cameleon reporter. In parallel, they ...

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

Although the liver remains the primary organ for alcohol metabolism, the brain’s cerebellum plays a bigger role in this process than once believed, according to a study in mice published on March 22 ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The brain is a complicated network of connections and functions, but its inner machinations remain an enigma. In a huge collaborative effort, ...

Cerebellar granule cells are the most abundant cell type in the mouse brain. These cells contain cilia while they are developing, which helps the cells detect a protein that controls proliferation ...

In this task, a mouse learns to blink in response ... Carey's team similarly manipulated a number of other types of brain cells within the cerebellum, but found that none of them were able to ...

T he cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our movements and learn new motor skills. Patients and mouse models experience many kinds of abnormal movements when their cerebellum ...

Sillitoe has a long standing interest in using the cerebellar branch of the motor system as a model for understanding brain development and disease ... For their studies, the Sillitoe group uses an ...