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Seeing the Brain Hear Reveals Surprises About How Sound Is Processed
Neurobiologists have
discovered information about
how the brain processes
sound that challenges
previous understandings of
... > full story
Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories
In a novel study that used
historical tape of a
thrilling overtime
basketball game between Duke
and the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill,
brain researchers at Duke
... > full story
Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimer's Treatments
Scientists have determined
that a new instrument known
as PIB-PET is effective in
detecting deposits of
amyloid-beta protein plaques
in the brains of living
... > full story
Double Agent: Glial Cells Can Protect or Kill Neurons, Vision
Scientists have identified a
double agent in the eye
that, once triggered, can
morph from neuron protector
to neuron killer. The
discovery has significant
... > full story
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Depression and Lack of Concentration Do Not Necessarily Go Together
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Communication Breakdown: What Happens to Nerve Cells in Parkinson's Disease
February 10, 2010 — Scientists have discovered a molecular link between Parkinson's disease and defects in the ability of nerve cells to communicate. The study provides new insight into the mechanisms underlying ... > full story -
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New Proposed Changes Posted for Leading Manual of Mental Disorders: Draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5
February 10, 2010 — The American Psychiatric Association has released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The draft criteria ... > full story -
Brain Protein for Synapse Development Identified
February 9, 2010 — A new study identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for ... > full story -
Marijuana Ineffective as an Alzheimer's Treatment
February 9, 2010 — The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new ... > full story -
Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Brain Damage That Causes Thinking Problems
February 9, 2010 — A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a new ... > full story -
Music, Not Gadgets, Related to Teenagers' Headaches
February 9, 2010 — Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1,025 13- to 17-year-olds found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones ... > full story -
Drug Shows Promise for Huntington's Disease
February 9, 2010 — An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve ... > full story -
Link Between Advanced Maternal Age and Autism Confirmed
February 8, 2010 — Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the ... > full story -
Uncorrelated Activity in the Brain
February 8, 2010 — Interconnected networks of neurons process information and give rise to perception by communicating with one another via small electrical impulses known as action potentials. In the past, scientists ... > full story
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