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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 20, 2016·7 min read

Capacity For Memory is Ten Times Greater Than Previously Thought

A groundbreaking study reports memory capacity in the brain is far higher than previously believed.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 20, 2016·5 min read

Lab Grown Neural Networks Could Repair Axonal Damage With Minimal Brain Tissue Disruption

New researcher suggests engineered neural networks have the ability to replace and repair lost axonal tracks in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and those with brain injuries.

Image shows how the axons were affected by the mutation.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 18, 2016·4 min read

Abnormal Brain Development Thwarted by Newly Created Mutation

Researchers have discovered how to reverse abnormal axonal development.

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Featured Genetics

·January 6, 2016·6 min read

Regeneration and Growth of Injured Peripheral Nerves Accelerated With Help of Protein

Researchers demonstrate the regenerative dynamics of CCL2.

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Featured Genetics

·December 14, 2015·5 min read

Age Related Cognitive Decline Genes Discovered in Adult Worm Neurons

Finding could point the way to new therapies to extend life and enhance healthy aging in humans.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 10, 2015·3 min read

Halting Neurodegeneration

Researchers have discovered mechanisms that lead to neurodegeneration.

Image shows axons and dendrites of different neurons.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 1, 2015·3 min read

Untangling the Wiring of the Neocortex

Researchers decipher the neural connections of the mouse neocortex, an area of the brain that appears to play a key role in perception and cognition.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 23, 2015·6 min read

Protein Biomarker Identifies Damage to Brain Wiring Following Concussion

A new blood test for SNTF protein following concussion may be used to predict long term cognitive impairment.

Featured Neurology

·November 19, 2015·4 min read

A New Mechanism for Epilepsy Discovered

Researchers have identified a new mechanism for influencing ion channels in epilepsy.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 19, 2015·4 min read

How Neurons Find Their Way in the Developing Brain

Researchers have discovered a molecule secreted by cells in the spinal cord that help guide axons during the development of the central nervous system.