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– These articles focus mainly on neurology research.
– What is neurology?
– Definition of neurology: a science involved in the study of the nervous systems, especially of the diseases and disorders affecting them.
– Neurology research can include information involving brain research, neurological disorders, medicine, brain cancer, peripheral nervous systems, central nervous systems, nerve damage, brain tumors, seizures, neurosurgery, electrophysiology, BMI, brain injuries, paralysis and spinal cord treatments.

The image shows the rats movement after a stroke.

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·June 12, 2014·3 min read

With the Right Rehabilitation Paralyzed Rats Learn to Grip Again

Rats that were paralyzed down one side by a stroke almost managed to regain their motor functions fully if they were given the ideal combination of rehabilitative training and substances that boosted the growth of nerve fibers, a new study reports.

The image shows Cryptococcus-neoformans.

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·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Fungal Protein Found to Cross Blood Brain Barrier

Researchers have isolated a protein which appear to be responsible for the fungus that causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis to cross the blood brain barrier.

This image shows the increased bloodflow in the brain.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 12, 2014·7 min read

New Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood Flow

Researchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.

The image is a photo of a brain slice with acute MCA stroke.

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·June 11, 2014·2 min read

Diet Higher in Protein May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Stroke

A new meta analysis study concludes people with higher protein diets may be less likely to suffer a stroke.

The basal ganglia can be seen as the two darker spots in this image.

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·June 11, 2014·4 min read

MRI Brain Scans Detect People with Early Parkinson’s

Researchers have developed a simple MRI technique which could help with early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

This image shows the brain activity recorded in those with ADHD.

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·June 10, 2014·4 min read

Inside the Adult ADHD Brain

Researchers find key differences in a brain communication network between adults who had recovered from childhood ADHD, and adults that had not.

This image shows the brain activity recorded in the rats.

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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

To Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected States

New research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.

This image shows Daniel Polley in the Amelia Peabody Neural Plasticity Unit of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories.

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·June 9, 2014·3 min read

Game Technology Teaches Mice and Men to Hear Better in Noisy Environments

Researchers have developed a new type of game that helps train people to enhance their ability to discriminate soft sounds in noisy backgrounds.

This image shows the path taken by a single cholinergic neuron as it branches through a thin section of the forebrain of a mouse.

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·June 9, 2014·4 min read

Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice

Researchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.

This image shows the outline of a head against a blue background.

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·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Pave the Way for Improved Epilepsy Treatments

New findings could pave the way for developing improved epilepsy treatments and therapies for other neurological disorders.

This image shows a the researchers looking at their data on a computer screen.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Brain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 Seconds

Cellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.