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Neuroscience

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

April 24, 2017ATXN1-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

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Big data, brain science and mental health care

April 7, 2017April 6, 2017bioethics, 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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From The Labs 

How the brain remembers fearful experiences

March 31, 2017Alzheimer'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, 2017AKT, 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, 2017ATAD3A, 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, 2016June 4, 2019acetylcholine, 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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From The Labs 

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

October 10, 2016epilepsy, 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

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Image of the Month: Neurons in the lab

September 30, 2016mouse neuons, Neuroscience

Mouse neurons in the lab weave a network of connections through which the cells transmit electrical impulses. These cells represent a valuable model in which to

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From The Labs 

Primate study sheds light on human developmental disorders

September 16, 2016autism spectrum disorders, brain development, Neuroscience, rhesus brain biology, schizophrenia

We are now closer to better understanding brain disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. In a recent paper published in Nature, scientists have elucidated the

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From The Labs 

A new experimental system sheds light on how memory loss may occur

August 26, 2016Alzheimer's Disease, entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, ivermectin, Memory, Neuroscience

Two interconnected brain areas – the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex – help us to know where we are and to remember it later.  It

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