First-of-its-kind MRI during migraine attacks shows rimegepant leaves cerebral and meningeal arteries unchanged. A unique in-vivo look at vascular effects during acute treatment of a migraine attack 👉 buff.ly/W1AhQT6
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Khurana et al. identified deleterious genetic variants in 56.8% of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and two familial ALS cases. About 16.7% had multiple deleterious variant, suggesting genetic interactions influence disease risk 👉 buff.ly/4A4HjS7

Meet Morgane Besson, one of our Associate Editors! She is a tenured research scientist in neuroscience at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where she leads the ‘Vulnerability to Mental Disorders’ group within the Neurobiology of Cholinergic Systems team 🧠

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Meet Morgane Besson, one of our Associate Editors! She is a tenured research scientist in neuroscience at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where she leads the ‘Vulnerability to Mental Disorders’ group within the Neurobiology of Cholinergic Systems team.

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Research on functional neurological disorder (FND) has made significant advances in neurological practice and research over the past 25 years. Our special collection reflects the current diversity and rigour of studies in modern FND research 👉 buff.ly/uC3mq3N
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Tranquille et al. report findings from an MRI study using the Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis ALong the Perivascular Space technique. The authors show associations with disability progression in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis 👉 buff.ly/QrTqtbA

In this review, Vin et al. propose a unified Bayesian framework for visual hallucinations across three neuropsychiatric disorders: Charles Bonnet syndrome, dementia with Lewy bodies and psychosis.

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O’Neill et al. have studied 60 young adults, 30 with paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) and 30 with adult-onset MS (AOMS). They found that participants exposed to childhood adversity had worse MS symptoms and greater MS disability 👉 buff.ly/ZuHRzHN

Plasma p-tau181 and p-tau217 are promising biomarkers for multiple sclerosis subtype classification and disability prediction, providing complementary information to NfL and GFAP.

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Tristão-Pereira et al. investigate the local and global contributions of amyloid-β and tau to glucose metabolism in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer’s disease using PET.

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#Alzheimers

Meet our team! Professor Bertram is one of our associate editors specialising in genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic architecture of complex traits 🧠

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Pellacani et al. report that epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures has diverse genetic causes, variable severity and outcomes. Early motor and language delays are strong predictors of poor long-term prognosis.

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De Grado et al. report that patients with restless limbs syndrome exhibit altered cortical excitability, impaired sensorimotor integration and abnormal nerve excitability even in clinically unaffected body regions.

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Orekhova et al. investigated gamma oscillatory responses to repeated visual stimuli to assess short-term plasticity in the visual cortex of patients with visual snow syndrome.

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Alfaro et al. report the case of a blind individual who participated in a clinical trial involving intracortical microstimulation of the visual cortex. Following electrical stimulation, the participant experienced a significant recovery of vision 👉 buff.ly/Ukpsa4E

Stoffel et al. report that patients with functional neurological disorders show altered brain responses when focusing on their heartbeat and experience greater difficulty in sensing bodily signals.

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Lyons et al. review current evidence on biofluid biomarkers that may predict persistent symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. They highlight specific markers linked to physical, cognitive and mental health disturbances 👉 buff.ly/ukO1gzY

We are delighted to announce that Professor David Belin has assumed the role of our Editor-in-chief! We at the Brain Communications family look forward to this exciting new chapter!
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Read Thorsten Rudroff's scientific commentary which refers to ‘Systemic increase of AMPA receptors associated with cognitive impairment of long COVID’ by Fujimoto et al. (buff.ly/hUGyviF).

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Spires-Jones and Tulloch conducted an experiment studying teaspoon 🥄 pilfering from their departmental common room. They observed gold teaspoons disappeared faster than standard spoons. Full article here : buff.ly/lFdjgxt #replicationstudy #neuroscience #aprilfoolsday

Requena-Komuro et al. found experienced duration of everyday sounds is altered and time sensitivity is reduced in people with different dementias compared to older controls. Time awareness signatures in dementia reflect brain atrophy profiles 👉 buff.ly/XyD1zDI

FDG-PET effectively differentiates vegetative state from minimally conscious state in chronic patients, although its diagnostic accuracy can be affected by etiology. The presence of resting-state fMRI networks is associated with increased metabolism levels.

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We are grateful to all those who attended the Brain conference 2026! We would like to also thank all those who came and gave us truly inspiring talks and poster presentations.

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Fukushi et al. study that intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells reduces neuropathic pain by reversing abnormal dendritic spine structures in the spinal cord and, importantly, in the brain 👉 buff.ly/5w1g69K

We are delighted to announce the winner of our Early Career Researcher award!
Read the paper by Dr Zanna Voysey and the team 👉 buff.ly/C5C53p5
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Cler et al. show analysis of subcortical nuclei in a large sample with a range of language abilities (N = 156). Smaller neostriatal volumes were associated with DLD as predicted. Smaller volumes were reported for the hippocampus, pallidum and thalamus 👉 buff.ly/GD14z2B

Ingvarsson et al. report that serological evidence of infection with human herpes virus 7 is associated with a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis. They also report a synergistic interaction between human herpes virus 7 and Epstein–Barr virus 👉 buff.ly/PWp4AnP

Jiang et al. report that reduced cortical gyrification in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with white matter tract degeneration and clinical disability. 🧠

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Martinez-Heras, et al., described longitudinal functional connectivity in multiple sclerosis using graph metrics. They identified distinct trajectories linked to cognitive performance, supporting two mechanisms of brain adaptation.

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Eller et al. report the generation of a novel mouse model of ECHS1 deficiency that recapitulates features of human disease, including sleep disturbances, epileptic activity and inflammation sensitivity 👉 buff.ly/VgZhpzu