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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 6, 2012·2 min readHopes for Reversing Age-Associated Effects in MS PatientsProof of principle study suggests the age-associated decline of the remyelination process is reversible New research highlights the possibility of...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedFeatured ArticlesNeuroscience·January 3, 2012·3 min readGABA Signaling Prunes Back Copious Provisional Synapses During Neural Circuit AssemblyQuite early in its development, the mammalian brain has all the raw materials on hand to forge complex neural networks....Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2011·4 min readA Single Cell EndoscopeBerkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living Cells An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of...Read More
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FeaturedNeuroethics·December 15, 2011·4 min readIOM Report Recommends Stringent Limits On Use Of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchGiven that chimpanzees are so closely related to humans and share similar behavioral traits, the National Institutes of Health should...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2011·2 min readScientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative MemoryResearchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...Read More
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FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
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