FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2013·2 min readResearchers Find Zinc’s Crucial Pathway to the BrainNew research explains how parts of the brain keep a delicate balance of zinc during embryonic neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2013·2 min readStudy Shows a Solitary Mutation Can Destroy Critical ‘Window’ of Early Brain DevelopmentNew research shows brain damage caused by the loss of a single copy of a gene during early neurodevelopment can cause a permanent behavioral and intellectual problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 21, 2013·4 min readScientists Discover Previously Unknown Requirement for Brain DevelopmentGenes alone don't determine how the cerebral cortex grows into separate functional areas. Input from the thalamus is also crucially required, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 18, 2013·2 min readNot All Reading Disabilities are DyslexiaSpecific Reading Comprehension Deficits (S-RCD), a common reading disorder often goes undiagnosed until it becomes problematic, according to a new study.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 13, 2013·3 min readResearchers Unravel Genetics of Dyslexia and Language ImpairmentResearchers identified genetic variants that can predispose children to dyslexia and language impairment. The study could allow for earlier diagnosis and more successful interventions for language impairment disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 12, 2013·4 min readDad’s Life Stress Exposure Can Affect Offspring Brain DevelopmentResearchers have shown stress on preadolesecent and adult male mice induced an epigenetic mark in their sperm which reprogrammed their offspring's HPA axis, a region the the brain which governs stress response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2013·2 min readFetal Neuromaturation Associated with Mother’s Exposure to DDT and Other Environmental ContaminantsResearchers discover a mother's higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants are associated with more vigorous and frequent motor activity. The results show the fetus is susceptible to environmental exposure and this can be detected by measuring fetal neurobehavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2013·4 min readBreastfeeding Benefits Babies’ BrainsUsing MRI brain imaging, researchers discover babies which are only breastfed have improved brain development over those who are fed with a combination of formula and breast milk, or those formula fed alone.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 6, 2013·4 min readResearchers Discover How Brain Circuits Can Become Miswired During DevelopmentResearchers have uncovered a mechanism which guides the wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2013·3 min readExperience Leads to the Growth of New Brain CellsResearchers examine how individuality develops through adult neurogenesis; the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus which allows the brain to react flexibly to new information.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 18, 2013·3 min readSimilar Neuro Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Low-Grade Brain Bleeding as Infants with no BleedingPreterm infants with low-grade periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PIVH) brain bleeding could have similar long term neurodevelopmental outcomes as babies with no bleeding, researchers suggest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2013·2 min readFlip of a Single Molecular Switch Makes an Old Brain YoungMonitoring the synapses of living mice, researchers discover an important genetic switch for brain maturation. Mice without the Nogo Receptor 1 gene have persistent levels of juvenile brain plasticity through adulthood.Read More
