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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

From The Labs

2017 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence

May 26, 2017 2017 DeBakey Award for Research Excellence, Breast Cancer, Cardiothoracic Surgery, DeBakey award, endocrine cancer, gene regulation, Neuroscience, NK cells, Norovirus, Primary immunodeficiencies, Prostate Cancer, rotavirus

The five winners of this year’s Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence exemplify the breadth and depth of scientific research at Baylor College

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Neurons deep in brain are more active than once thought

April 26, 2017 Cerebellum, cognitive process, granule cell, neuron, Neuroscience

It’s the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The cerebellum, an apple-sized region near the base of the skull, senses

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From mouse model to human; serendipity leads to human genetic diagnosis

April 24, 2017 ATXN1-CIC, Autism, developmental delay, epilepsy, hyperactivity, intellectual disabilitis, Mouse models, Neuroscience

When Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her colleagues were investigating the role protein complex ATXN1-CIC plays in the normal development of the mouse brain they did not

Policywise

Big data, brain science and mental health care

April 7, 2017 bioethics, Brain science, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Dr. Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, ethics, Mental Health, Neuroscience

The Atlantic recently ran a fascinating article about improving the effectiveness of psychotherapy by using big data to inform practice. In it, the author notes that there

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How the brain remembers fearful experiences

March 31, 2017 Alzheimer's Disease, brain circuits, brain spike pattern, fear, fearful experience, Memory, Neuroscience, place cells, rat model

Dr. Daoyun Ji drives to his lab every morning. If asked, he can easily recall the route he takes, “but, what are the brain signals

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Juvenile Batten disease, a problem with cellular waste management

March 29, 2017 AKT, Alzheimer's, cellular waste, Huntington’s, Juvenile Batten disease, lysosomes, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Disease, TFEB

Like a large dynamic city, a cell carries out many activities that generate waste. Waste needs to be disposed of properly in order for the

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Image of the Month: Neuron-muscle synapses in the fruit fly

January 4, 2017 ATAD3A, Drosophila, fruit fly, Genetics, heart conditions, low muscular tone, neurological syndromes, Neuroscience

Certain human gene variants of ATAD3A can cause rare neurological syndromes characterized by global developmental delay, low muscular tone and visual, neurological and heart problems. The

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Small brain region linked to nicotine addiction plays a major role in the control of appetite

November 23, 2016 acetylcholine, basal forebrain, Brain control of apetite, Control of Apetite, diagonal band of Broca, Neuroscience, nicotine; addiction

[See video beolow] Researchers studying the mystery of how the brain controls appetite have brought into play a small region of the brain, the basal

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'Leaky calcium' gene linked to sudden cardiac death in epilepsy

October 10, 2016 epilepsy, leaky calcium gene, Neuroscience, RyR2, spreading depolarization, sudden cardiac death

[See video below] Epilepsy is an extremely common disorder affecting people of all ages, from infants through teenagers to older adults. One of the most