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·October 21, 2019·4 min read

Gene variants influence size of brain stem and other structures

Researchers identified 48 common genetic variants that appear to play a role in the size of the brainstem and other subcortical structures. Forty of the variants were novel. The findings also revealed 199 genes related to the variants which regulate brain development and susceptibility to neurological disorders.

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·June 20, 2019·5 min read

Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene

Mice expressing a specific variant of the Scn1a gene associated with Dravet syndrome exhibited spontaneous seizures, disordered breathing and died prematurely.

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·June 21, 2018·5 min read

Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness

A new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.

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·May 9, 2017·4 min read

The Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the Same

A new study reports that contrary behavior of blood vessels in the retrotrapezoid nucleus help keep us breathing.

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·January 9, 2017·5 min read

Neural Connection Keeps Instincts in Check

Researchers have traced the neural connections that help us to curb our impulses.

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·November 5, 2016·6 min read

Insight Into the ‘Seat of Human Consciousness’

Researchers believe they may have pinpointed an area of the brain that plays a role in maintaining human consciousness.

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·April 19, 2016·3 min read

How the Brain Generates Respiratory Rhythm

Researchers introduce a new concept of how the brain is involved in respiration.

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·November 19, 2015·3 min read

Stopped in Our Tracks: How ‘Stop Neurons’ Make Us Halt When We Walk

Researchers have identified a population of neurons in the brainstem which are essential for mice to stop their locomotion.

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·September 16, 2014·2 min read

Scientists Discover New Sleep Node in the Brain

Researchers identify 'sleep node' in the mammalian brain. Its activity appears to be necessary and sufficient to produce deep sleep.

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·August 23, 2012·4 min read

The Roots of Human Self-Awareness

Neuroscientists have believed that three brain regions are critical for self-awareness: the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the medial prefrontal cortex. Patient R is helping a research team show that self-awareness is more a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain—including other regions—rather than confined to specific areas.

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