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·January 12, 2017·4 min read

New Insight Into Role of Cell Protein in Learning Ability and AIDS-Related Dementia

Researchers report a protein that affects learning abilities in healthy subjects also plays a role in AIDS related dementia.

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Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 7, 2016·5 min read

Detailed Analysis of Autism Associated Genes Finds Involvement in Key Pathways and Processes

Researchers have identified key underlying biological processes that involve some of the hundreds of genes known to contribute to the risk of autism spectrum disorders.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 18, 2015·4 min read

Coordinating Traffic Down the Neural Highway

Findings could open new avenues for designing drugs to treat ataxia, researchers report.

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Featured Neurology

·April 30, 2015·6 min read

Using Light To Activate Opioid Receptors and Relieve Pain

Researchers have successfully activated the brain's opioid receptors using optogenetics.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2014·2 min read

Neuroscientists Use Snail Research to Help Explain “Chemo Brain”

A new study provides a possible explanation as to what causes cognitive and memory problems associated with chemotherapy treatments.

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Featured Neurology

·April 15, 2013·2 min read

Research Sheds New Light on Traumatic Brain Injuries

A new study supports p38α MAPK as a possible clinical target for treating central nervous system disorders associated with uncontrolled brain inflammation, including TBI.

Electrophysiology Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 27, 2011·3 min read

Myelination, Schwann Cells Devastated in Erk Knock-out Mice

The researchers knocked out the Erk gene during peripheral nervous system development in mice. The researchers noticed the neurons of these knock-out mice were largely unaffected, but Schwann cells were "just devastated at every stage of development."