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·December 28, 2016·5 min read

Stability Without Junctions: Cadherin Prevents Cortical Deformation

Cadherin plays a role in cell cortex stabilization, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Baby Brain: Pregnancy Brain Changes Last 2 Years After Birth

Study reports significant reduction in gray matter volume in brain regions associated with social cognition for up to two years following birth.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 13, 2016·4 min read

New Discovery May Improve Recovery After Stroke

A peptide administered via nasal drops may help improve recovery following ischemic stroke.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 13, 2016·2 min read

Neurons Paralyze Us During REM Sleep

Researchers have identified a population of neurons that appear to be responsible for muscle paralysis during REM sleep.

Autism Featured Neurology Pain

·December 1, 2016·5 min read

Autism Linked Protein Crucial For Feeling Pain

TRPV1 and SHANK3 could play a role in pain insensitivity in people with autism, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 26, 2016·4 min read

How Neurons Are Able to Keep Up the Chatter

Researchers provide new insight into the mechanisms of neurotransmission.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 21, 2016·7 min read

Our Brains Have a Basic Algorithm That Enables Our Intelligence

Researchers report relatively simple math logic underlies complex brain computations.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 19, 2016·4 min read

Protective Molecule Sidelined in Models of ALS

Researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in ALS.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 15, 2016·3 min read

Researchers Discover Clues to Altered Brain Wiring in Autism

Mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues, researchers report.

Featured Neurology Pain

·November 11, 2016·3 min read

Pain is Not Just a Matter of Nerves

Researchers reveal the role glial cells play in the sensation of pain.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 9, 2016·3 min read

Researchers Reveal How Neurodegenerative Diseases Spread Through the Brain

A new study looks at how neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are able to spread through the brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 9, 2016·8 min read

Mammalian Bone Gene May Be Repurposed to Fuel Cognition in Humans

A new study reports a gene that regulates bone growth may also have an additional role in brain development, cognition and learning in human and non-human primates.