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Testing Network Control Principles of a Connectome by Ablating Individual Neurons
NewsScientists use control theory and laser-guided ablation to investigate and influence neuronal networks.
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Innate Fear of Snakes and Spiders: a Survival Instinct Found in Babies
NewsResearch shows babies as young as six months old feel stressed when seeing snakes and spiders—long before they could have learned this reaction.
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Your Dog May Be Using Facial Expressions to Communicate With You
NewsThe authors found that the dogs produced significantly more facial movements when interacting with a human.
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Gentle Touch Reduces Feelings of Social Exclusion
NewsScientists tested the impact of a slow, affectionate touch against a fast, neutral touch following social rejection and found a specific relationship between gentle touch and social bonding.
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Phenogenetic Map Created For Stem Cell Models Of Neurological Diseases
News Oct 20, 2017Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have performed the first meta-analysis of all induced pluripotent stem cell models for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, and created an atlas of how cell characteristics are linked to their genotype.
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New Drug Class: Potential Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease?
News Oct 19, 2017One step closer to an Alzheimer's treatment? Novel class of drugs more precisely blocks production of toxic forms of beta-amyloid.
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p75 Protein Essential For Pain Neuron Diversity
News Oct 18, 2017Salk researchers find that p75 protein is vital for signaling pain in nervous system
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A New Target for Treating Cannabis Use Disorder
News Oct 18, 2017New findings suggest that persistent THC exposure may alter the inhibitory function of VTA GABA cells, increasing dopamine levels and the rewarding features of marijuana.
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Pictures of Cats and Dogs Used to Predict Outcome of Dementia in Parkinson's Patients
News Oct 18, 2017UCL researchers have developed a quick and simple test to predict which people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease are likely to develop dementia.
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Pathway in Neurons may Contribute to Neurodegenerative Disease
News Oct 17, 2017Pathway has received attention as potential drug target.
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Ion Channel 3-D Atomic Structure Solved
News Oct 17, 2017The 3-D atomic structure of an ion channel found in mammals that is implicated in a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disease in humans has been solved,
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Biomarker for Glioblastoma Predicts Clinical Course and Sensitivity to Treatment
News Oct 17, 2017Scientists validate a biomarker indicative of patients with Glioblastoma prognosis and likely response to specific therapies.
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Physical Manifestations of Stress: Changes in your gut flora
News Oct 17, 2017A new study finds that stress may be just as harmful to our bodies as a really bad diet.
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Brain Training Improves Cognition in Bipolar Patients
News Oct 17, 2017Researchers at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital have discovered that a unique kind of brain training can result in large and persistent improvements in cognition in people with bipolar disorder.
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