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·July 19, 2010·2 min read

Journal of NeuroVirology

Neuroscientists will want to take note of a publication change to the Journal of Neurovirology ( JNV ). Springer will be publishing the Journal of NeuroVirology starting January 2011.

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·July 19, 2010·5 min read

Gut Bacteria Can Affect Onset of Multiple Sclerosis

Gut bacteria, previously considered benign, has the ability to alter the immune system of mice enough to affect the rate of Multiple Sclerosis occurance.

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·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Protective Brain Hypothesis Confirmed – Larger Brains Live Longer

Large brains have been correlated with longevity in some animals. Despite many problems created by large brains such as energy consumption and birthing difficulties, species with large brains have been shown to live longer than those with smaller brains.

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·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Mice Environments Matter to Brain Matter

In what shouldn't be shocking news to neuroscientists, research has shown that mice brains can be altered by switching cages and changing mice environments. This research should serve as a reminder to all scientists to control as many variables as possible during research.

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·July 15, 2010·3 min read

Limbs in Space – Brain Mapping Research Identifies Key Brain Area for Body Mapping

UCL neuroscientists have found evidence that the posterior parietal cortex is the general brain area mostly involved in producing the brain's map of the body in space.

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·July 14, 2010·3 min read

3 Blind Mice Could See? ipRGCs Help Rods and Cones with Image Formation

Mice without rods and cones were able to use ipRGCs to detect light and possibly form low acuity images.

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·July 12, 2010·5 min read

Fly Brain – A High Speed Computer

Neurobiologists have succeeded in singling out the response of individual fly brain cells to specific movement stimuli.

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·July 11, 2010·2 min read

Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And Memory

Researchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory.

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·July 9, 2010·2 min read

Negative Emotions More Prominent In Executives Who Take Fewer Risks

A new report by UBU has discovered that executives who take fewer risks in business often express more negative emotions than their risk taking counterparts.