Crossroads Center of NJ

07/01/2024

Jenna had 4 hours of surgery today to remove 16 inches of a large sharp branch that she was impaled with. She is resting at the veterinary hospital tonight and I am hopeful she can come home tomorrow.
That is the stick in the picture - it’s more than 1 inch around! I have started a gofundme and appreciate donations as this is a huge and unexpected expense… thank you to all who have donated… https://gofund.me/9859ce27

27/08/2021

COVID-19 survivors report significantly higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and these symptoms are associated with changes to the brain's connectivity, according to a new study.

15/06/2021

Neurons, nerve cells in the brain, are central players in brain function. However, a key role for glia, long considered support cells, is emerging. A research group has now discovered two new types of glial cells in the brain, by unleashing adult stem cells from their quiescent state. These new type...

02/06/2021

Evidence of sleep-dependent low-frequency (less than 0.1 Hz) global brain activity in the clearance of Alzheimer's disease-related toxin buildup is presented in new research. This neuronal activity was more strongly linked with cerebrospinal fluid flow in healthy controls than higher risk groups and...

31/05/2021

A: Your brain’s 60 billion nerve cells connect through long fibers called axons. Axons allow signals to travel through the brain so that different parts of the brain can work together.

B: TBI, depending on the types of force on a person’s brain, axons might be stretched, squeezed, or twisted. Afterwards, the axon may not work well or at all, which can impair the connections between brain cells.

From: https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2020.559017

06/05/2021

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images are usually meant to be static. But now, researchers from Mātai Medical Research Institute (Mātai), Stevens Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of Auckland and other institutions, report on an imaging technique that captures the brai...

18/12/2020

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the brain. In a new study, researchers found that the spike protein, often depicted as the red arms of the virus, can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice. The spike proteins alone can cause brain fog. Since the spike protein enters...

18/12/2020

Studies by a research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicate that YKL-40 is both regulated by clock genes and involved in clearing away potentially toxic build-up of Alzheimer's proteins in the brain.

02/09/2020

02/09/2020

28/06/2020

Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders

09/03/2020

Neurofeedback is effective for stress and trauma!

About 50 people at South Metro Fire Rescue have tried neurofeedback therapy, which has become so popular that the fire district in January brought a clinician in full time to hold sessions on site …

05/03/2020

NEUROFEEDBACK can definitely help! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2612933578977564&set=a.1471037763167157&type=3&eid=ARCNlxFczryfOFy1IS-5rmxpQbdGqMzX_W3dNb5PERzyh-4T-8cqBAJZiUm8ILPFd4sX4Or9ODQgGVPf

26/02/2020

Female rats that experienced early life adversity developed abnormal connections between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex in response to neglect.

19/02/2020

Learning to play and playing an instrument is very good for your brain!

11/02/2020

The latest science, as explored by Literati CEO Jessica Ewing.

07/02/2020

How we learn and remember, new learning about the hippocampus and cell synchronization...

https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-learning-cell-synchronization-15649/

Hippocampal neurons involved in Pavlovian learning shift their behavior and become more synchronized when a memory is being formed. The findings shed new light on the neurobiological mechanisms of memory and learning.

06/01/2020

Yes, this is what we are up to!!!