Vivianne explains how early in Alzheimer’s disease, the brain attempts to counteract the increased excitatory drive caused by amyloid deposition, and that melanin-concentrating hormone, produced during sleep, is involved in this protective response.
TWiN 36: Unbearable neurologists
- January 3, 2023
- Tagged as: Alzheimer's disease, brain, nervous system, neurobiology, neurology, neuron, neuroscience
TWiN answers listener questions about Alzheimer’s disease, glaucoma and the microbiota, Dravet’s Syndrome, schizophrenia, brain development, and chips implanted in the human brain.