FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·3 min readReduction of Tau Protein Improves Symptoms in Model of Severe Childhood EpilepsyA new study reports that reducing levels of tau protein in the brain effectively blocks the development of Dravet syndrome in mouse models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·1 min readResearchers Reveal Weakness in Defenses of Deadly Brain TumorTargeting aPKC, a protein crucial for neurodevelopment, researchers report they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in brain tumor growth.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 12, 2014·2 min readA Gene Linked to Disease Found to Play a Critical Role in Normal Memory DevelopmentResearchers report huntingtin plays a critical role in long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·2 min readNew Study Points to a Brain Region Key to Contextual MemoriesA new study points to previously understudied area of the brain as essential for forming the basis of contextual memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·4 min readNeurons at WorkResearchers present evidence that the alternative splicing process frequently works differently in different types of neurons.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·August 12, 2014·5 min readOverhaul of Our Understanding of Why Autism Potentially OccursA new study investigates why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 12, 2014·5 min readHijacking the Brain’s Blood SupplyResearchers report gliomas do not grow their own blood vessels.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 12, 2014·2 min readToxic Proteins Damage Nerve CellsResearchers discover how a specific genetic mutation leads to neuronal damage associated with ALS and frontotemporal dementia.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2014·6 min readBioengineers Create Functional 3D Brain-Like TissueResearchers created 3D brain-like tissue which functions like, and has similar structural features to, tissue in rat brains.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2014·4 min read“Seeing” Through Virtual Touch is BelievingNew research could help develop new ways for the visually impaired to navigate everyday life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 11, 2014·2 min readImportant Advance in Brain Mapping and MemoryA new study sheds light on how visual information is transformed into short term memory.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 28, 2014·5 min readLearning the Smell of FearAccording to a new rat study, babies can learn what to fear during the first days of their life by smelling the odor of their distressed mother.Read More
