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Yale researchers received a total of $5.6 million for stem cell research out of $10 million given to 18 state-based researchers, according to a release Tuesday from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
With advancing age, highly-evolved brain circuits become susceptible to molecular changes that can lead to neurofibrillary tangles — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s Disease, Yale researchers report the week of March 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of “mental sketch pad.” In a new study, Yale School of Medicine researchers describe the molecular basis of this ability — the hallmark of human cognition — and describe how a breakdown of the system contributes to diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.
The prefrontal cortex (PFC)—the front part of the brain, just behind the forehead—is the site of a dizzying array of important neurological functions. One is working memory, the short-term memory we rely on when performing simple tasks like remembering where we left our car in a parking lot.
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression is providing almost $700,000 this year to 11 Yale University and affiliated researchers to study causes and treatment for mental illness.