FeaturedPsychology·December 19, 2014·3 min readOCD Patients’ Brains Light up to Reveal How Compulsive Habits DevelopThe compulsions in OCD could be due to a misfiring in the caudate nucleus, a new neuroimaging study proposes.Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2014·2 min readTrigger Mechanism for Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury RevealedNew research could contribute to designing new treatment options for spinal cord injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2014·1 min readFirst Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern CaliforniaUCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2014·4 min readScientists Map Out How Childhood Brain Tumours RelapseA new study reports on a unique genetic path medulloblastoma brain tumors follow when the disease returns.Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·December 17, 2014·4 min readNew Approach for Treating ALSResearchers propose improvements to how well ALS therapeutics work.Read More
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