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Novel study maps infant brain growth via MRI in first three months of life.
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California and the University of Hawaii demonstrates a new approach to measuring early brain development of infants, resulting in more...
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Wii Balance Board induces changes in brains of people with multiple sclerosis.
A balance board accessory for a popular video game console can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce their risk of accidental falls, according to new research published online in the journal...
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Plastic changes to the brain due to TMS imaged for the first time.
Tinnitus, migraine, epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s; all these are examples of diseases with neurological causes, the treatment and study of which is more and more frequently being...
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Neurogenetics study detects and identifies the function of microexons for the...
A study led by researchers from the University of Toronto and the Centre for Genomic Regulation has described a group of small DNA fragments that are key in neuron regulation and maturity. The genome...
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Researchers begin to map the corticothalamic pathway in selective...
A new study by Brown University neuroscientists details how the neocortex selectively samples from the flow of sensory information that might otherwise flood it. The team state that the usual metaphor...
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Mapping the neuroanatomy of a memory.
Every time a person makes a memory, somewhere in their brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighbouring neuron. A team of researchers at...
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Researchers find that repeated alcohol exposure during adolescence results in...
Repeated alcohol exposure during adolescence results in long-lasting changes in the region of the brain that controls learning and memory, according to a research team at Duke Medicine that used a...
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New previously unseen cellular mechanism identified in Fragile X syndrome.
Fragile X syndrome, an inherited cause of autism and intellectual disability, can have consequences even for carriers of the disorder who don’t have full-blown symptoms. Some carriers may experience...
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Neuroimaging study finds functional differences in brain communication in...
The brain function of people addicted to cocaine is different from that of people who are not addicted and often linked to highly impulsive behavior, according to a new study from researchers at The...
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Study shows that both genetics and environment impact depression.
Major depressive disorder is a highly familial illness and the leading cause of disability worldwide for persons 15 to 44 years of age. It is associated with increased mortality resulting from...
View ArticleMicroglia filmed shaping synapses for the first time.
It is now that around one in ten cells in the human brain are microglia, which act as the first and main contact in the central nervous system’s active immune defense and guide healthy brain...
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