Research Reveals How a Microscopic Parasite Disrupts Brain Function

Research reveals how a microscopic parasite disrupts brain function

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons.

How a common brain parasite disrupts neural communication

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons. The team found that the parasite interferes with essential communication between brain cells—research that can offer new ways to detect and treat chronic brain infections.