Neuroscientists Show Insulin Receptor Signaling Regulates Structure Of Brain Circuits
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 11:28
in Biology & Nature
Neuroscientists have demonstrated for the first time in living animals that insulin receptors in the brain can initiate signaling that regulates both the structure and function of neural circuits. The finding suggests a significant role for this class of receptors and perhaps for insulin, not only in brain development, but also in cognition and in pathological processes in which cognition is impaired, as in Alzheimer's disease, for example.
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