In the area, function and interaction of nerve cells within the central nervous system and with the bodys other organs is mapped. Research is conducted at both basic land patient level to understand how the nervous system works in normal conditions and how it changes in aging, neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases and stroke. This examines how the nervous system regulates behaviors and motor/cognitive abilities, pathophysiology of symptoms and disease processes, and new treatment methods.
Experiments in climate chamber are set to show how older people react to heat and how homes can be adapted.
Professor Lars Nyberg has been ranked as the eighth most successful neuroscientist in Sweden.
Some patients diagnosed with Parkinson's may have neurological disease more similar to Alzheimer's.
Our body's muscles sense mechanical pressure, is shown in a new study with important implications.
Umeå University is well ahead in autumn's allocation in the medical field from the Swedish Research Council.
Umeå University has signed a cooperation agreement with the esearch infrastructure EBRAINS.
Research shows that it is possible to positively impact memory and the brain – even well into old age.
At UFBI, the brain and memory are studied through longitudinal studies using MRI and PET.
Peter Andersen has found mechanisms that may make it possible to treat or even prevent it.
Sara af Bjerkén is determined to figure out what role noradrenaline has in this context.