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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 11, 2020·3 min read

‘Zombie’ brain cells develop into working neurons

Genetically preventing apoptosis during brain growth allows 'zombie' cells to develop into functioning neurons.

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·March 5, 2020·3 min read

Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit

Dietary triglycerides directly alter signaling in the reward circuit to regulate behavior. The findings reveal a potential mechanism by which triglyceride-rich diets may lead to adaptions in dopamine signaling that underlie reward deficit and compulsive behaviors.

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·March 2, 2020·5 min read

Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

A newborn's brain is more adult-like than previously assumed. Neuroimaging revealed much of the visual cortex scaffolding is in place, along with patterns of brain activity at 27 days of age, although it is not quite as strong as seen in adult brains.

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·February 27, 2020·5 min read

Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions

Combining neuroimaging data with machine learning technology, researchers discover children with well-connected brain hubs have either very specific cognitive problems, such as poor listening skills, or no cognitive difficulties at all. Children with poorly connected hubs have widespread and severe cognitive difficulties.

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·February 19, 2020·4 min read

MRI method provides unprecedented insight into the brain’s wiring network

Researchers have developed a new method of measuring axons using MRI neuroimaging.

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·February 19, 2020·5 min read

Machine learning identifies personalized brain networks in children

Study shows how brain networks unique to each child can predict cognition. Using a combination of neuroimaging data and machine learning, researchers reveal functional neuroanatomy can vary greatly among children and is refined during development.

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·January 29, 2020·4 min read

Brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life

Functional connectivity in the human brain changes in two distinct ways during adolescence.

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·January 25, 2020·4 min read

Shaping the social networks of neurons

Researchers have identified a protein complex that both attracts and repels neurons during brain development.

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·January 23, 2020·3 min read

New insight into brain connectivity

Researchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 3, 2020·3 min read

Your Brain: Individual & Unique

Individual variations define a specific structural fingerprint with a direct impact on the functional organization of individual brains. The findings stress the importance of using individual models to understand brain function.