AutismElectrophysiologyFeatured·August 21, 2014·5 min readChildren with Autism Have Extra Synapses in BrainAccording to a new study, children with autism have an excess of synapses in the brain, due to a slowdown of the normal pruning process during development.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 27, 2016·5 min readStrongest Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia DeconstructedA gene associated with schizophrenia may trigger runaway synaptic pruning during adolescence, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 31, 2016·5 min readCurbing Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have shows how synapses are lost during early Alzheimer's disease.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2016·3 min readThe Adult Brain Prunes Branched Connections of New NeuronsNew neurons in the adult brain have more in common with embryonic brains than scientist thought, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·4 min readC. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains EmergeResearchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·May 25, 2016·4 min readIlluminating the Role of Autism Linked Shank GeneA new study reports a gene mutation linked to autism also plays a critical role when it comes to the formation and maturation of synapses.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·June 7, 2016·6 min readLink Between Mom’s Immune Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Autism with Intellectual Disability in OffspringA new study reports pregnant women with high levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines may have a significantly increased risk of having a child with autism combined with an intellectual disability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2016·4 min readHow Cannabis Influences Formation of Neural CircuitsA new study reports cannabis can prune synapses and destroy some neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·6 min readNeurons Continue to Migrate After BirthResearchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.Read More