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·June 23, 2016·4 min read

The Finer Details of Neuronal Communication

Researchers have optimized optical and electrophysiological recordings from single neurons to study axonal excitability with unprecedented detail.

Image shows MRI scans, one of a healthy brain and one of a brain of a person with ataxia.

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·June 17, 2016·4 min read

Genetic Mutation Causes Ataxia in Humans and Dogs

A new study identifies a genetic mutation as an additional cause of cerebellar ataxia.

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·May 4, 2016·2 min read

Foreign Accent Syndrome Due to Impaired Neural Connection

A new study reports foreign accent syndrome may be caused by impaired connections between the motor speech areas in the left hemisphere of the brain and the cerebellum.

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·March 2, 2016·3 min read

Linking Specific Brain Areas to Depression

According to a new study, damage in specific brain structures appear to be associated with a greater risk of developing depression.

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·February 21, 2016·9 min read

Language Characterizes Humans

From babbling to complex sentences, researchers delve into how our ability to produce and understand language makes us humans unique.

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·February 16, 2016·4 min read

Jawless Fish Brains More Similar to Ours Than Previously Thought

Researchers have shown that complex divisions in the vertebrate brain first appeared before the evolution of jaws, more than 500 million years ago.

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·February 3, 2016·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Plaques Found in Brains of Middle Aged TBI Patients

A new study reports amyloid plaques are present shortly after brain injury in middle aged people. The findings may help explain why people who suffer TBIs are at an increased risk for developing Alzheimer's.

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·February 1, 2016·10 min read

Delivering Genes Across the Blood-Brain Barrier

A new study reports researchers have successfully modified a virus to be able to enter a mouse brain via the bloodstream and deliver genes to central nervous system cells.

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·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Molecular Mechanism For Rare Neurodegenerative Disease Discovered

A new study identifies a mechanism responsible for the degeneration of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, a rare neurodegenerative disease.