Brain cell communication seen in action. Scientists have captured... the millisecond fast process of brain cell communication using advanced imaging. Teams in Berlin and the US used rapid freezing techniques on mouse and human neurons to observe neurotransmitter release and vesicle recycling, revealing key steps and proteins involved. This could help understand brain diseases.show more

Scientists have mapped the vision centers of a mouse... brain, the largest and most detailed such rendering of neural circuits in a mammalian brain:show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS ARE USING AI TO MAP A HIDDEN... “CLEANING SYSTEM” INSIDE THE HUMAN BRAIN AND IT COULD CHANGE HOW WE UNDERSTAND SLEEP, AGING, AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE. It’s called the glymphatic system a vast network of fluid channels that flushes toxic waste from the brain while you sleep. For years it was almost impossible to observe in detail. Now AI-powered imaging is revealing it like a living galaxy of microscopic rivers and pathways inside neural tissue. Why this matters: Your brain produces toxic proteins constantly. The glymphatic system is one of its primary waste-clearance mechanisms clearing the very proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases. But here’s the unsettling part: This cleaning system becomes dramatically less efficient with age, poor sleep, stress, and brain injury. Sleep may not just “rest” your mind it may literally wash your brain. The deeper implication is staggering: The brain isn’t just a computer. It’s a dynamic, living network that constantly rebuilds and cleanses itself in real time. The more we map it, the more it looks like an entire universe of connected energy flows inside our skulls. What if some neurological diseases begin when the brain can no longer properly “wash” itself at night? Follow for more frontier neuroscience and future technology.show more

Freely access electrophysiological, morphological, and transcriptomic data measured from... thousands of individual mouse & human brain cells via the Allen Cell Types Database:show more

Freely access electrophysiological, morphological, and transcriptomic data measured from... thousands of individual mouse & human brain cells via the Allen Cell Types Database: #openscience #SfN23show more

E11 Bio is excited to unveil PRISM technology for... mapping brain wiring with simple light microscopes. Today, brain mapping in humans and other mammals is bottlenecked by accurate neuron tracing. PRISM uses molecular ID codes and AI to help neurons trace themselves. We discovered a new cell barcoding approach exceeding comparable methods by more than 750x. This is the heart of PRISM. We integrated this capability with microscopy and AI image analysis to automatically trace neurons at high resolution and annotate them with molecular features. This is a key advance towards economically viable brain mapping - 95% of costs stem from neuron tracing. It is also an important step towards democratizing neuron tracing for everyday neuroscience. Solving these problems is critical for curing brain disorders, building safer and human-like AI, and even simulating brain function. In our first pilot study, we acquired a unique dataset in mouse hippocampus. Barcodes improved the accuracy of tracing genetically labelled neurons by 8x – with a clear path to 100x or more. They also permit tracing across spatial gaps – essential for mitigating tissue section loss in whole-brain scaling. Using molecular annotation, we uncover an intriguing feature of synaptic organization, demonstrating how PRISM can be used for systematic discovery 🧵show more

Yuji and Nobara sharing one brain cell compilation... Why... can't we no longer have moments like this? 💔 [Full videos in the Thread]show more

InMed's INM-901 demonstrates a multi-factorial approach to potentially treat... Alzheimer's disease, including neuroprotective effects, an ability to extend the length of neurites, which is important for brain cell-to-cell communication, as well as a reduction in neuroinflammation.show more

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Have you seen a complete map of the neurons... in a baby fruit fly brain? Credits: Johns Hopkins University and University of Cambridge #MedTwitter #neuroscienceshow more

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🚨🇨🇳 Chinese scientists identify previously unknown cause of Alzheimer's... disease A substance formed when particles break down — called 6PPD-quinone — may trigger inflammation and oxidative stress, both hallmarks of dementia, the new study suggests 🔸 The chemical is created when microscopic tire rubber reacts with ozone in the air, washing into water, soil, and even our bodies — it has been found in human blood 🔸 The compound can cross the blood-brain barrier — a filter that normally keeps harmful substances out of the brain 🔸 Scientists used databases to map over 100 potential ways this substance could interact with human biology 🔸They found 92 overlaps — including 23 key genes acting as communication hubs. These genes are most active in brain regions critical for memory and movement, such as the cortex and basal ganglia, which are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer's If experimental validation follows, this discovery could significantly improve the effectiveness of Alzheimer's future therapies.show more

The way Robin and Luffy always shared the same... brain cell is something I’ll never get tired of.show more

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🚨Iranian scientists build lab-grown artificial brain from living human... neurons Iran has mastered the technology for growing nerve cells outside the human body 🔸 Living neurons create synapses and learn like a real human brain 🔸 The new technology is up to 1 million times more energy-efficient than silicon microchips 🔸 It also shows a major increase in processing speed The breakthrough puts Iran in the global race for organoid intelligenceshow more

You’re looking at neurons growing and connecting in real... time 🧠. A 65-hour recording of hippocampal activity in a rat brain. The hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory and learning. In this footage, neurons extend their dendrites and axons, building and reshaping connections across days. Capturing this process live offers a rare view into how neural circuits form and reorganize. Why this matters ⬇️ 1️⃣It’s a continuous, multi-day recording of living hippocampal neurons under the microscope 2️⃣You can clearly see dendritic branching and network formation 3️⃣It reveals the dynamic processes that drive brain development and plasticity Observing growth at this resolution helps researchers understand how neurons connect—and how disruptions in these processes might contribute to neurological or psychiatric conditions. Credit to Louis Romet and Dr. Christophe Leterrier for the videoshow more

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BREAKING: Harvard scientists may have just discovered why the... brain loses its fight against Alzheimer's ... and a trace mineral found naturally in your brain is at the center of it. This isn't another amyloid paper. It asks a completely different question. And the answer has been hiding in your brain all along 🧵👇show more

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