'Frazzled' Fruit Flies Help Unravel How Neural Circuits Stay Wired
×ó°®ÊÓƵ scientists have discovered that the protein Frazzled (DCC in humans) fine-tunes neuron connections, keeping signals fast and precise - key to a fruit fly's rapid escape reflex and healthy nervous system.
Nearly 70 ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Faculty Named Among World's Top 2% of Scientists
Nearly 70 ×ó°®ÊÓƵ faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
World's First Bench-to-Bedside MRI, Focused Ultrasound System Unveiled
The newly expanded ×ó°®ÊÓƵ NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Joins Neuroarts Academic Network to Bridge Art, Brain and Healing
×ó°®ÊÓƵ will help to lead this global effort to harness aesthetic experiences for brain health, as one of just two Florida universities and about 35 worldwide in the network's initial working group.
Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol Misuse
A study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Engineers and Sensing Institute Map the Brain's Blood Flow
Researchers built a detailed computer model of mouse brain vasculature, offering new insights into brain protection and potential breakthroughs in diagnosing stroke, Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injuries.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Receives NIH Grant to Investigate Amphetamine Addiction
With this grant, the ×ó°®ÊÓƵ research team will use tiny roundworms to study how amphetamines disrupt dopamine, aiming to uncover addiction mechanisms and train the next generation of neuroscience researchers.
AI Reveals Astrocytes Play a 'Starring' Role in Dynamic Brain Function
A new ×ó°®ÊÓƵ study shows astrocytes help neurons fire in sync, shaping brain rhythms key for attention, memory and sleep - guiding how groups of neurons work together during high-focus or restful states.
Hope for Brain Cancer: ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Awarded Grants for Glioblastoma Treatment
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers are pioneering a new approach to treating glioblastoma - a highly aggressive brain cancer with one of the highest mortality rates - by targeting the gene MBLAC1 for the first time.