Deleting the enzyme PTEN allowed neurology researchers to regenerate corticospinal tract nerve connections after spinal cord injuries in rodents. The regrowth was the most seen to date in the corticospinal tract neurons. The researchers now hope to document the PTEN deletion technique effects on restoring motor control in the mice with spinal cord injuries. This neurology [...]

Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities. The Nature vs Nurture discussions are sure to focus on this new research involving twin studies and the effects of bullying. This genetics research should prove important to readers interested in education, genetics, learning, mental [...]

Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are often not evaluated thoroughly for depression during routine clinical interviews, possibly compromising clinical trials for drugs and therapies for treating patients with HCV. Patients, treatments, trials and economies are believed to be negatively affected by improper evaluation of depression in patients with HCV. This psychology research should prove beneficial for [...]

Neurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. This neurobiology research could lead to treatments of learning disabilities and memory deficits with drugs that normalize the excessive GABA effects on brain cells. Memory Is Disrupted In Those With Disease Linked To Learning Disabilities [...]

The new website layout for NeuroscienceNews.com is finally here. Our new website has numerous new features such as a neuroscience social network, neuroscience groups with active neuroscience news members, real-time neuroscience activity feeds, Twitter integration, instant messaging between friends in the network and more. Members can create profiles on Neuroscience News, intereact with other members, join [...]

As many of you have noticed, Neuroscience News is going through a redesign phase. During this redesign phase, Neuroscience News pages will be tested with the new layout. Some of you have already noticed deep pages within the website showing changes. The last few design changes are being made and tested with older pages to ensure [...]

Brain Development and Learning – Making Sense of the Science is an interdisciplinary conference devoted to improving children’s lives by making cutting-edge research in neuroscience, child psychology, and medicine understandable and applicable to those who work with children on a daily basis. For those interested in learning methods and teaching techniques involving neuroscience for kids, this [...]

Neuroscientists may be able to predict your behavior better than you can. According to new neuroscience research, scientists can use fMRI machines to predict whether students were more likely to make one decision over another, despite how the students thought they would perform. Related articles by Zemanta Now Scientists Read Your Mind Better Than You Can (nlm.nih.gov) [...]

University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are part of an international consortium working with Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, which today reports new autism genetic discoveries. The results, from the second phase of the collaborative Autism Genome Project, are published in the June 10 issue of the journal Nature. Autism is a [...]