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Modern Parenting May Hinder Brain Development, Research Suggests
January 7, 2013 Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of ... > full story -
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Cell Loss in the Brain Relates to Variations in Individual Symptoms in Huntington’s Disease
January 7, 2013 Scientists have wrestled to understand why Huntington's disease, which is caused by a single gene mutation, can produce such variable symptoms. An authoritative review by a group of leading experts ... > full story -
Out of Sight, out of Mind? How the Brain Codes Its Surroundings Beyond the Field of View
January 7, 2013 Even when they are not directly in sight, we are aware of our surroundings: so it is that when our eyes are fixed on an interesting book, for example, we know that the door is to the right, the ... > full story -
Long-Term Consequences for Those Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury
January 4, 2013 Researchers studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models, have found that, overtime, TBI results in progressive brain deterioration characterized by elevated ... > full story -
Why Good Resolutions About Taking Up a Physical Activity Can Be Hard to Keep
January 4, 2013 Physical inactivity is a major public health problem that has both social and neurobiological causes. According to the results of a new survey the French have put "taking up a sport" at the top of ... > full story -
Induction of Adult Cortical Neurogenesis by an Antidepressant
January 4, 2013 The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a new ... > full story -
Big Brains Are Pricey, Guppy Study Shows
January 3, 2013 Bigger brains can make animals, well, brainier, but that boost in brain size and ability comes at a price. That's according to new evidence in which researchers artificially selected guppies for ... > full story -
New Understanding of Nerve Damage Caused by Spinal Cord Injury Could Improve Treatment Design
January 3, 2013 More than half of traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) in humans are cervical lesions, resulting in chronic loss of limb function. A better understanding of the link between the neurologic damage ... > full story -
New Information on Autism and Genetics
January 3, 2013 Research has revealed another piece of the puzzle in a genetic developmental disorder that causes behavioral diseases such as ... > full story -
Cognitive Difficulties Associated With Menopause Described
January 3, 2013 The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post ... > full story
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