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·October 24, 2013·3 min read

Feedback Loops and Localization Errors

A new study describes a feedback loop which modulates the processing of auditory signals in a frequency-dependent manner.

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·October 23, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Uncover a Mechanism for Improving Song Learning in Juvenile Zebra Finches

Studying juvenile zebra finches, researchers discover a mechanism which could possibly be responsible for the differences in the intensity of song learning.

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·October 22, 2013·2 min read

Study Points to Possible Treatment for Brain Disorders

Researchers investigate how neurons are generated in hope to find potential new treatments for TSC and other neurological disorders.

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·October 21, 2013·3 min read

Neuron ‘Claws’ in the Brain Enable Flies to Distinguish One Scent from Another

Using fruit flies, researchers discover how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify unique smells.

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·October 18, 2013·1 min read

Researchers Make Exciting Discoveries in Non-Excitable Cells

Researchers discover sodium channels also play critical roles in non-excitable cells.

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·October 18, 2013·3 min read

Observing Brain Activity During Learning Errors

Mistakes made during the associative learning process activate two distinct neural networks in the brain, researchers discover.

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·October 17, 2013·2 min read

Bird Study Finds Key Information About Human Speech-Language Development

Researchers show how two molecules regulate a gene implicated in speech and language impairments, as well as ASD.

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·October 17, 2013·5 min read

Researchers Expand the Genetic Code of Mammals to Control Protein Activity in Neurons with Light

Using a new optogenetic technique, researchers change the shape of a protein in the brains of mice.

This is a cross section MRI of a patient with ALS.

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·October 16, 2013·6 min read

‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALS

Using neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.