Preventing Chemobrain (IMAGE) Columbia University Irving Medical Center Caption A leak of calcium through the ryanodine receptor (above) in the brain led to neurocognitive dysfunction in mice treated with a cancer chemotherapy. Mice are protected from "chemobrain" when the RY3&4 domain (pink) is positioned as above, which prevents the leak. Credit Yang Liu and Andrew Marks / Columbia University Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC-ND Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.