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BPA May Affect the Developing Brain by Disrupting Gene Regulation

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 25, 2013

New research suggests environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastics and resins, could suppress a gene critical to nerve cell function and the development of the central nervous system. Exposure to BPA could predispose humans to a number of neurodevelopmental and other health disorders.... Read More...

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Neuroscientists Create Fiber Optic Method of Arresting Epileptic Seizures in Mice

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2013

UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.... Read More...

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Chance Finding Reveals New Control on Blood Vessels in Developing Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2013

New research demonstrates how developing glia and neural cells help control the growth of blood vessels.... Read More...

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Ready for Your Close-Up?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2012

Caltech study shows that the distance at which facial photos are taken influences perception.... Read More...

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Theory: Music Underlies Language Acquisition

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2012

Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.... Read More...

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Predicting How Patients Respond to Therapy

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2012

A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.... Read More...

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Researchers Identify Potential New Approach for Improving Quality of Life for ALS Patients

Neuroscience NewsAugust 31, 2012

By increasing the signaling activity of a protein called muscle skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase (MuSK), researchers were able to keep nerve cells attached to muscle longer into the progression of the disease in a mouse model of ALS.... Read More...

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Little Evidence Supports Autism Treatment Options in Adolescents

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2012

Researchers studying interventions for adolescents and young adults with autism are reporting today that there is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for the therapies currently used.... Read More...

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The Roots of Human Self-Awareness

Neuroscience NewsAugust 23, 2012

Neuroscientists have believed that three brain regions are critical for self-awareness: the insular cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the medial prefrontal cortex. Patient R is helping a research team show that self-awareness is more a product of a diffuse patchwork of pathways in the brain—including other regions—rather than confined to specific areas.... Read More...

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Video Shows the Traffic Inside a Brain Cell

Neuroscience NewsAugust 22, 2012

Using bioluminescent proteins from a jellyfish, scientists lit up the inside of a neuron, capturing spectacular video footage that shows the movement of proteins throughout the cell. The video offers a rare peek at how proteins, the brain's building blocks, are directed through neurons to renew its structure.... Read More...

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Why Are Elderly Duped?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 17, 2012

Researchers report they’ve pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others.... Read More...

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Common Parasite May Trigger Suicide Attempts

Neuroscience NewsAugust 16, 2012

New research adds to the growing work linking an infection caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite to suicide attempts. About 10-20 percent of people in the United States have T. gondii, in their bodies.... Read More...

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