Neuroscience

Same symptoms, different biology

Researchers uncover new insights into diverging disease mechanisms in ALS

Researchers identify molecular brake that regulates synaptic maturation

Researchers at VIB-KU Leuven shed light on an unusual signaling pathway that orchestrates synaptic structure and function during brain development.

Researchers develop model that predicts onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists create protein ‘seeds’ that trigger key pathological features of ALS and frontotemporal dementia

A new view on 300 million years of brain evolution

Scientists use deep learning to compare gene regulation in different cell types of human and chicken brains

Research reveals unique features of brain cells linked to neurodevelopmental conditions

Tiny antennas on cells offer new ALS insights

Leuven researchers discover new connectivity rules in the brain’s visual network

The genetic roots of rare mutations in Alzheimer’s disease

Can we protect nerve cells from dying? 

Alzheimer researchers uncover protective pathway in mice 

Scientists discover unexpected link between genes involved in human brain evolution and developmental disorders

Human-specific genes regulate key gene mutated in autism spectrum disorders

New mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism