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White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also called tracts.Long thought to be passive tissue, white matter affects learning and brain functions, modulating the distribution of action potentials, acting as a relay and coordinating communication between different brain regions

FMRI neurofeedback: Novel interventions for depression

Kymberly Young, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses neurofeedback as a novel non-invasive intervention for depression.
image showing tanycytes in purple and the neurons they interact with in the hypothalamus (yellow: appetite promoting neurons expressing neuropeptide Y (NPY); blue: appetite suppressing neurons expressing the propopiomelanocortin (POMC))

The WATCH project: Tanycytes in health and disease

The WATCH project aims to elucidate how tanycytes mediate physiological processes by acting as gatekeepers between the brain and body, how their dysfunction is involved in various disorders and age-related impairments, and what can be done to prevent or correct these.
patient undergoing a MRI examination in hospital

Focused ultrasound for major depressive disorder

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) is an emerging neuromodulation method for treating major depressive disorder which allows for non-invasive stimulation across the whole brain.

Remyelinating versus neuroprotective therapies for multiple sclerosis

Reducing clinical relapses and improving quality of life is at the heart of MS treatment; here Tara M. DeSilva explores the benefits of remyelinating versus neuroprotective therapies for tackling MS.
neurodegeneration

Neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis: retinal imaging as a biomarker

Therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis reduce the number of relapses and improve quality of life early in the disease course, nevertheless, neurodegeneration ultimately gives rise to permanent disability.

How can Daoism benefit Western education?

Open Access Government speaks to Dr Tom Culham on the benefits of incorporating Daoism in Western education.

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