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·September 9, 2015·5 min read

Brain Plasticity and Leprosy: Nerve Damage Caused by Ancient Disease Can Alter the Brain

According to researchers, peripheral nerve damage caused by leprosy can induce changes in the brain.

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·September 8, 2015·5 min read

Studying Body Maps in Infant Brains

New research could provide crucial information about how babies develop a sense of their physical selves.

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·August 27, 2015·3 min read

Molecular Mechanism Behind Resilience to Tinnitus Identified

A new study identifies a cause of resilience to tinnitus and hint at a possible drug that could reduce the chances of developing the disease.

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·August 27, 2015·6 min read

The Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process Language

A new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.

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·August 20, 2015·4 min read

Temporary Postnatal Blindness Triggers Lasting Reorganization in the Infant Brain

Researchers report temporary postnatal visual deprivation induces permanent auditory responses in the visual area of the infant's brain.

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·August 12, 2015·3 min read

An On-Off Switch for Brain Plasticity Following Vision Loss

New discoveries about neuroplasticity following vision loss could improve patient susceptibility to sensory prosthetics.

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·August 3, 2015·6 min read

Researchers Uncover a Mechanism for Learning in Adult Songbirds

Researchers have discovered a neurological mechanism which could help explain how songbirds are able to refine and alter their songs as adults.

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·July 28, 2015·2 min read

Does Talent or Training Make a Musician Good? Depends on Their Brain Structure

A new study provides evidence to distinguish between the parts of the brain which account for individual talent and the areas activated through training.

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Featured Genetics

·July 23, 2015·4 min read

Schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” Gene Identified

Researchers have identified a critical function of what they believe to be schizophrenia's "Rosetta Stone" gene that could hold the key to decoding the function of all genes involved in the disease.