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·March 27, 2021·7 min read

Gene Changes Linked to Severe Repetitive Behaviors

Study identifies genes that become activated in the brain prior to the initiation of severe repetitive behaviors associated with addiction, ASD, and schizophrenia.

The image shows PET scans of a person's brain with Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 21, 2013·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Protein Controls Movement in Mice

Researchers reveal the Bace1 protein, well known for its role in Alzheimer's disease, controls spindle development in muscles and leads to impaired movement when absent.

the image is a brain of MRI scan data for child onset schizophrenia showing areas of brain growth and loss of tissue.

Featured Genetics

·May 22, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Eliminate Schizophrenia Symptoms in Animal Model

When elevated levels of neuregulin-1, a gene associated with schizophrenia, are returned to normal, the symptoms of the illness disappear.

The image shows Dr. Lin Mei , Drs. Yongjun Chen and Chengyong Shen; the researchers involved in this study.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 30, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Learn more about how Inhibitory Brain Cells get Excited

New research discovers an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited. Erbin, a protein critical to brain development, is also crucial for the excitement of inhibitory cells.

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·September 13, 2012·3 min read

How Early Social Deprivation Impairs Long-Term Cognitive Function

A study shows social isolation during early life prevents the cells that make up the brain's white matter from maturing and producing the right amount of myelin, the fatty "insulation" on nerve fibers that helps them transmit long-distance messages within the brain.