Main points – These “conditions” represent a significantly different memory mechanic representing the world than “normal”. “HfA” (I need to come up with a better word than “autism”, I’m so done with it) types have an “objectless” memory paradigm and imagine things as collections of properties rather than objects to bind things to. Asperger’s represents …
Transcranial focused ultrasound, pulsed at 40 Hz, activates microglia acutely and reduces Aβ load chronically, as demonstrated in vivo Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders Transcranial focused ultrasound modulates the activity of primary somatosensory cortex in humans Transcranial Focused Ultrasound (tFUS) and Transcranial Unfocused Ultrasound (tUS) Neuromodulation: …
I’m having a rough time finding any condition which can be directly tied to neuron dysfunction rather than glial dysfunction. Dementias at this point are pretty clearly glial, there are no viruses I’m aware of that preferentially select neurons, demyelinating conditions are about as obviously astrocytic in origin as it gets. If we step back …
Are there *any* neurological conditions which aren’t glial? Read More »
Paper wasps form abstract concept of ‘same and different’ – Where there be glia, there be “self awareness”, “consciousness”, and “goal directed behavior” Comparative analysis of astrocytes in the prefrontal cortex of primates: Insights into the evolution of human brain energetics Multiple Receptors Involved in Invasion and Neuropathogenicity of Canine Distemper Virus: A Review Spatial …
Delta-Opioid Receptors Mediate Unique Plasticity onto Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons in Area CA2 of the Hippocampus – CA2 modifies the “trisynaptic pathway” in real time, locks information flow direction. Lack of locking results in tripping balls. Crucial role for CA2 inputs in the sequential organization of CA1 time cells supporting memory – Perception of time is managed …
Is this the core mechanic of “intuition”? Maybe rhinal cortexes? Interesting observation – synesthetic posts and communication seem a lot “simpler” (is that fair to say?), while aphantastic posts are verbose. Is this a hippocampal stapling/integration mechanic or an upstream association mechanic? Reading these descriptions is screaming context binding to me. Whoa, self realization time …
Following this – couldn’t most immune-nervous system interactions see a benefit from this?
Dynamics of a sleep homeostat observed in glia during behavior The Role of Glia Clocks in the Regulation of Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster
