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Relieving Chronic Pain With New Device
March 25, 2013 A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain has passed an important safety ... > full story -
Spatial Memory: Mapping Blank Spots in the Cheeseboard Maze
March 22, 2013 During learning, novel information is transformed into memory through the processing and encoding of information in neural circuits. Scientists have now uncovered a novel role for inhibitory ... > full story -
Long Nerve Grafts Restore Function in Patients With Brachial Plexus Injury
March 22, 2013 A new study challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to ... > full story -
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Multiple Sclerosis Research: Thalamus Moves Into the Spotlight
March 21, 2013 A new study found that atrophy of the thalamus, determined with MRI, can help identify which patients with clinically isolated syndrome, a patient's first episode of MS, are at risk for developing ... > full story -
Dysfunction in Cerebellar Calcium Channel Causes Motor Disorders and Epilepsy
March 21, 2013 A dysfunction of a certain calcium channel, the so called P/Q-type channel, in neurons of the cerebellum is sufficient to cause different motor diseases as well as a special type of ... > full story -
Gulf War Illness Linked to Physical Changes in Brain Fibers That Process Pain
March 20, 2013 Researchers have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from "Gulf War Illness" have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain scans of 31 veterans ... > full story -
How Two Brain Areas Interact to Trigger Divergent Emotional Behaviors
March 20, 2013 New research for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety and reward. The findings could lead to new mental ... > full story -
Altered Brain Activity Responsible for Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
March 20, 2013 Cognitive problems with memory and behavior experienced by individuals with schizophrenia are linked with changes in brain activity; however, it is difficult to test whether these changes are the ... > full story -
Atypical Brain Circuits May Cause Slower Gaze Shifting in Infants Who Later Develop Autism
March 20, 2013 Infants at 7 months of age who go on to develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another when compared to 7-month-olds who do not develop autism, and this ... > full storyMore: -
Sleep Study Reveals How the Adolescent Brain Makes the Transition to Mature Thinking
March 19, 2013 A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition ... > full story
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