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Deep sleep is nowadays recognized as a potential regulator of brain waste removal. Boosting sleep has proven to clear protein deposits that hallmark Alzheimer’s disease. Daniela Noain and Christian Baumann from the Neurology Department at […]

When reading a blog post like this, you may experience pleasure or ‚liking‘. Purely hypothetically, but for illustrative purposes you might have experienced an anticipatory desire or ‚wanting’ during your Christmas vacation to read the […]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is linked to the neural build-up of clumps of a protein called β-amyloid peptide and characterized by severe memory loss, confusion or disorientation. One specific gene, known as APOE, has been identified […]

The process whereby a neuron generates additional branches to existing other neurons, is called mossy fiber sprouting. This kind of rewiring does normally not occur in the adult brain but is associated with epilepsy. The new excitatory circuits may […]

Electrical activity is omnipresent in our brain as the cells communicate. An epileptic seizure occurs when there is a sudden synchronous burst of intense electrical activity in the brain. To control the excitability of neurons, […]

Last year, ZNZ sustained the active partnership with McGill University and in particular with the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI). Within the strategic partnership of UZH with the University of Queensland, ZNZ established a new working […]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often considered a childhood disorder but in half of the diagnosed children and adolescents, symptoms persist into adulthood. Effective medication is available, however, nonpharmacological treatments have become increasingly popular […]

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of neurodevelopmental conditions whose main symptoms include reduced social interactions and elevated repetitive behaviors. Despite large research efforts, the high geno- and phenotypical heterogeneity amongst ASD patients poses […]

Oligodendrocytes wrap the axons of neurons with a fat-containg myelin sheath allowing the fast propagation of electric impulses. In certain diseases, for example in Multiple Sclerosis patients, oligodendrocytes are lost leading to neurodegeneration. Oligodendrocytes can […]