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Psychology·December 27, 2011·4 min readElderly Can Be As Fast As Young in Some Brain TasksBoth children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 16, 2011·2 min readNew Research Identifies Changes in Spinal Cord CompressionResearch from The University of Western Ontario is now looking beyond spinal cord injuries in patients to better understand what...Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 10, 2011·3 min readParkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 4, 2011·2 min readBrain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry – T gondii Affects DopamineA research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in...Read More
Neurology·August 1, 2011·2 min readHigh Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Smoking and Obesity in Middle Age May Shrink Brain, Damage ThinkingA new study suggests smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and being overweight in middle age may cause brain shrinkage and...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connectome From Branch to BranchMax Planck scientists develop new analytical tools for the fast and accurate reconstruction of neural networks. The human brain is...Read More
