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·November 9, 2022·4 min read

A Clearer Picture of Developing Teen Brain

Study provides evidence of a critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness risk peak.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 22, 2013·2 min read

A Critical Theory in Brain Development

Researchers present a new theory which explains how critical periods are triggered during neurodevelopment.

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·October 16, 2017·3 min read

A New Target For Marijuana

Findings shed light on the effect of marijuana on the developing brain and provide a target for cannabis use disorder.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 20, 2018·3 min read

A Peek Into the Interplay Between Sleep and Wakefulness

Researchers have identified novel neural pathways that help regulate sleep and wakefulness.

Featured Neurology

·April 4, 2016·3 min read

A Potential New Source for Pain Inhibition

Researchers have uncovered a neurological mechanism that may contribute to the reduction of chronic pain.

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·September 29, 2016·4 min read

Alcohol Shown to Act in Same Way as Rapid Antidepressants

Researchers report alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective antidepressants.

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·March 10, 2017·7 min read

Alcoholism May Be Caused by Dynamical Dopamine Imbalance

Researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the development of alcoholism.

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·August 11, 2018·5 min read

An Ion Channel Differentiates Newborn and Mature Neurons in the Adult Brain

Researchers report newborn granule cells in the dentate gyrus become less excitable after three weeks. The loss of excitability is crucial for the functioning of mature neurons.

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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 15, 2019·4 min read

Autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker

A visual test may be a new tool in the diagnosis of autism. Individuals on the autism spectrum are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual stimuli in the brain. Using EEG data collected from the visual region, researchers could predict with 87% accuracy whether or not a person had ASD.

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·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Autism is Not Just a Disease of the Brain: Mouse Study

A new study reports some aspects of autism spectrum disorders are linked to defects in how peripheral nerves communicate sensory information to the brain.