by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, May 13, 2024 | Neuroscience
Objectives: To determine the effectiveness and safety of Hemopatch® as a primary dural sealant in preventing CSF leakage following cranial surgery. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks occur in cranial operations and are associated with significant patient burden and...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, May 13, 2024 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 13 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01639-xThe subcommissural organ (SCO) is a gland in the brain, and relatively little is known about its function. Zhang et al. genetically ablated SCO cells and observed severe hydrocephalus...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, May 13, 2024 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 13 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01643-1Physiologically relevant stimulation of dopamine neurons does not function as a reward and does not endow cues with a reward representation. However, high-frequency stimulation is...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, May 13, 2024 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 13 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01638-yIt has been widely believed that a key function of sleep is to actively clear metabolites and toxins from the brain. Miao, Luo et al. show in mice that brain clearance is markedly...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Thursday, May 9, 2024 | Neuroscience
CNS 2024 Every day, we have an almost nonstop view of different actions unfolding around us, whether in traffic watching cars, on TV observing people interact, or at a park seeing dogs and kids playing. For scientists trying to understand how we take in such visual...