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FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2020·3 min readNew insights into a Parkinson’s disease proteinAlpha synuclein's non-amyloidal component (NAC) aids the protein's movement through axons. When the NAC region is removed, alpha-synuclein did not move within axons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·5 min readNatural Molecule Could Improve Parkinson’s SymptomsN-acetylcysteine appears to help enable dopamine neurons to recover some function, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 27, 2018·4 min readClues to Brain Changes in Depression DiscoveredA new study sheds light on how the brain processes rewards and provides a deeper understanding on the neurobiology of depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 30, 2016·5 min readResearchers Identify Neurons Devoted to Social MemoryVentral CA1 neurons in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 9, 2019·3 min readScientists find gender-distinct circuit for depressionA circuit-specific gender difference in ventral hippocamps to nucleus accumbens (vHPC-NAc) neurons is dependent on testosterone and causes more susceptibility to stress in females.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 12, 2016·7 min readA ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted BrainResearchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a 'back door' into the brain that circumvents their self control.Read More
