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·June 18, 2014·4 min read

Portable Brain Mapping Device Allows Researchers to See Where Memory Fails Student Veterans

Using a portable brain mapping device, researchers discover limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with PTSD when asked to recall information from simple memory tasks.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 18, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Link Placental Marker of Prenatal Stress to Brain Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Researchers discover OGT, an enzyme in the placenta, translates maternal stress into a reprogramming signal for the brain before birth.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neurology

·June 18, 2014·5 min read

Blocking Brain’s ‘Internal Marijuana’ May Trigger Early Alzheimer’s Deficits

Amyloid beta has been implicated in blocking endocannabinoids in the hippocampus; impairing learning and memory long before Alzheimer's plaques form in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 18, 2014·3 min read

Modelling How Neurons Work Together

Researchers develop a highly accurate representation of how neurons behave when performing complex movements.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·June 18, 2014·2 min read

Fight or Flight Chemical Prepares Cells to Shift Brain from Subdued to Alert

Astrocytes can monitor and respond to near by neural activity when activated by norepinephrine.

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Featured Genetics

·June 16, 2014·3 min read

Embryonic Stem Cells Offer Treatment Promise for Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers identify a new approach to treating MS using human embryonic stem cells.

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Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 16, 2014·4 min read

Study Yields Important Clues to the Genetics of Epilepsy

Researchers have discovered a significant genetic component of IGE.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·June 14, 2014·2 min read

Clever Suppression in the Brain

New research suggest diversity of inhibiting neurons allows for more complex information processing.

The image shows lewy bodies in the brain of a Parkinson's patient.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Study Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based Drugs

Researchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.