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·July 10, 2015·6 min read

Geometry of Human Brain’s Cerebral Cortex Correlates with Genetic Heritage

New findings about the brain's anatomy could lead to personalized medicine approaches for diagnosing and treating neurological disorders.

This image shows the location of the Wernicke's area in the brain.

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·June 25, 2015·6 min read

Remapping the Brain’s Language Area

New dementia research comes up with new locations for words and sentence comprehension in the brain.

This image shows brain scans of people with Down syndrome.

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·June 19, 2015·4 min read

Cerebral Cortex Thicker in Youths With Down Syndrome

According to a new study, the cerebral cortex is thicker on average in those with Down syndrome, although the volume of the cortex is lower.

This image shows brain activity recorded by electrocorticography (blue circles). From the activity patterns (blue/yellow), spoken words can be recognized.

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·June 15, 2015·3 min read

Reconstructing Spoken Sentences From Brain Activity Patterns

Researchers show it is possible to reconstruct complete sentences of continuous speech from brain waves and generate corresponding text.

This image shows the interneurons migrating to the striatum.

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·June 10, 2015·2 min read

Mechanism Which Helps Interneurons Find Their Way to Striatum Identified

Researchers report they have identified the mechanism by which interneurons migrate to the striatum.

This image shows a cross section of a human cortical spheroid shows dividing neural progenitor cells.

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·May 26, 2015·7 min read

Researchers Create Spheres of Brain Cells Which Mimic the Architecture of the Cerebral Cortex

Researchers hope tracking the development of the spheroids and observing their interactions may shed light on human brain development and the molecular causes of neuropsychological disorders.

This shows brain differences in those who quit smoking and those who relapse.

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·May 13, 2015·4 min read

Brain Wired For Success in Those Who Permanently Quit Smoking

According to new research, there is greater connectivity between certain brain regions in people who successfully quit smoking.

This shows a glioma on the left parietal lobe via a CT scan.

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·April 23, 2015·6 min read

Neural Activity in the Cerebral Cortex Stimulates Glioma Brain Cancer Growth

According to a new study, neural activity can stimulate the growth of high-grade glioma brain cancers.

This is a 3-D image of human neurons in a dish.

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·April 23, 2015·4 min read

Targeting Protein Pathway Could Provide New Alzheimer’s Treatments

Manipulating the rate at which APP is broken down is directly connected to tau levels in the brain, a new study reports.

This image shows the fMRI scans which demonstrate the over and underconnectivity in the brain of children with autism.

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·April 8, 2015·4 min read

Sensorimotor Regions of the Brain Become Overconnected in Children with Autism

A new study reports the connections between the cerebellum and cerebral cortex appear to be overdeveloped in the sensorimotor regions of the brain in children with autism.