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·April 11, 2016·4 min read

New Strategy to Treat Central Nervous System Injury

Researchers report the gene that encodes Ryk enhances the ability to remodel neural circuits and recover fine motor control following spinal cord injury.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·March 28, 2016·3 min read

Stem Cells Help Regenerate Lost Tissue Following Corticospinal Injury

A new study reports researchers have successfully directed stem cell derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue following corticospinal injury in rats.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Step Closer to Prosthetic Limbs That Recreate Sense of Touch

Researchers are one step closer to developing a prosthetic arm that can recreate a sense of touch through a direct brain interface.

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·August 23, 2015·4 min read

Wriggling Worms May Give Insight into Human Movement

A pioneering tool is set to investigate how a worm's brain controls its movements, researchers say.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia Pathways

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to visualize the pathways that connect the different areas of the basal ganglia. The research could lead to new tracking of disease progression in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 28, 2015·6 min read

Get a Grip! Researchers Grasp How We Hold Objects

Researchers report the most important factor of grip force isn't what you can estimate about the object, but rather what you can't

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 10, 2015·3 min read

Improving Communication for People With Cerebral Palsy

A collaborative effort aims to provide a new method of communication for people with cerebral palsy.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 17, 2015·4 min read

Refining Penfield’s Motor Homunculus

A new study refines the motor homunculus and corrects the location of the neck's motor control region.

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·May 28, 2015·7 min read

Cerebellum Plays Unexpected Role in the Creative Process

Researchers find heightened activity in the cerebellum when people embark in creative problem solving tasks.

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Featured Psychology

·May 5, 2015·4 min read

How the Brain Separates Our Ability to Talk and Write

Researchers find it is possible to damage the speaking part of the brain but leave the writing part unaffected.

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Featured Psychology

·March 23, 2015·2 min read

Harmful Effects of Smoking Reflected in Facial Movements of Unborn Babies

Neuroimaging study finds higher rates of mouth movements in unborn babies of mothers who smoke.

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·February 25, 2015·2 min read

Sobering Effect of Oxytocin

Researchers report oxytocin can influence the intoxicating effect of alcohol.

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