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Neuroscience research articles and press releases that cover research published in Open Access journals are listed below. We use Open Access (OA) to mean that the general public has free, open access to research journal articles published online.

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·April 8, 2014·9 min read

Spinal Stimulation Helps 4 Patients with Paraplegia Regain Voluntary Movement

Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.

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·March 28, 2014·3 min read

Gulf War Illness Not in Veterans’ Heads, But in Their Mitochondria

Researchers report veterans suffering Gulf War illness have impaired mitochondrial function.

This image shows people playing online games in what appears to be an online gaming conference.

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·March 27, 2014·3 min read

Study Finds Gaming Augments Players’ Social Lives

Offline social behavior isn't being replaced in those who play games online, instead gaming expanding players' social lives, a new study reports.

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·March 27, 2014·4 min read

New Guidance System Could Improve Minimally Invasive Surgery

Researchers have developed a new computerized process which could make minimally invasive neurosurgery more accurate and streamlined.

The image shows a slice of a mouse hippocampus with the interneurons and mossy fibers dyed.

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·March 27, 2014·4 min read

Chronic Stress in Early Life Causes Anxiety and Aggression in Adulthood, Researchers Find

Researchers report results of experiments designed to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood.

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·March 25, 2014·7 min read

First Stem Cell Study of Bipolar Disorder Yields Promising Results

Stem cell model develops neurons which behave and respond differently to lithium, opening the door for potential new treatments for bipolar disorder, researchers report.

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·March 25, 2014·3 min read

Sensing Gravity with Acid

Researchers uncover evidence that proton concentration plays a key role in communication between neurons.

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·March 24, 2014·6 min read

New Technique Sheds Light on Human Neural Networks

Using SLIM techniques, researchers show how embryonic stem cells derived neurons in a network form.

This image shows a hand coming out of a slab of marble.

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·March 24, 2014·3 min read

Would You Believe Your Hand Could Turn into Marble?

Researchers report a surprising bodily illusion which demonstrates how we can rapidly update assumption about the material qualities of our bodies based on recent multisensory perceptual experience.

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·March 20, 2014·5 min read

Researchers Discover Underlying Genetic Marker for Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers discover a new details about a metabolic pathway which plays an important role in a number of common diseases. The findings could provide clues to the genetic influences in the development of stroke and cardiovascular disease.