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Posted November 5, 2001:

• UCLA Team Maps How Genes Affect Brain Structure, Intelligence; Dramatic Images Shed Light On Brain Diseases, Personality Differences

Posted November 1, 2001:

• Unnecessary Roughness: Mild Head Injury Increases The Brain's Vulnerability To Further Damage

Posted October 23, 2001:

• Small Head Circumference Coupled With ApoE E4 Gene Is A Factor In Alzheimer's Disease

Posted October 15, 2001:

• Mental Math Dependant On Language, Researchers Find
• Baboons Can Think Abstractly, In The First Study To Show That A Non-Human, Non-Ape Animal Shares A Central Aspect Of Human Intelligence

Posted October 12, 2001:

• Older Girls With ADHD Have More Depression, Anxiety, Smarts

Posted October 3, 2001:

• Protein Tied To Alzheimer's Also Plays Key Role In Honeybees

Posted September 24, 2001:

• Researchers Find Enzyme Crucial To Preservation Of Memories

Posted September 11, 2001:

• Brain Pet Scans Point To Future Memory Impairment

Posted August 31, 2001:

• Growth Factor Stimulation Leads To Increase In New Neurons In The Brain

Posted August 29, 2001:

• Measuring Brain Activity In People Eating Chocolate Offers New Clues About How The Body Becomes Addicted

Posted August 27, 2001:

• Estrogen Patch May Improve Memory For Women With Alzheimer's

Posted August 20, 2001:

• For Aging Brains, Two Hemispheres Are Better Than One

Posted August 15, 2001:

• The Medium And The Message: Eyes And Ears Understand Differently, Carnegie Mellon Scientists Report In The Journal Human Brain Mapping

Posted August 14, 2001:

• Memory Starts To Decline In Our Mid-20s

Posted July 30, 2001:

• Lets Face It, Man Is Not Made To Communicate Electronically
• How Babies Acquire Building Blocks Of Speech Affects Later Reading, Language Ability

Posted July 27, 2001:

• Carnegie Mellon Study Provides Conclusive Evidence That Cell Phones Distract Drivers

Posted July 20, 2001:

• Poor Reading Skills Have Both Physical, Environmental Causes

Posted July 9, 2001:

• Pre-Pubescent Boys' And Girls' Brains Process Faces And Expressions Differently

Posted June 19, 2001:

• Doctors Test Memory Drug For Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Posted June 6, 2001:

• Heavy Consumption Of Tainted Fish Curbs Adult Learning And Memory

Posted June 5, 2001:

• Glucose Deficit Affects Young And Old, Could Impact School Schedules

Posted May 29, 2001:

• Dopamine-Dampening Gene Linked To Prefrontal Inefficiency, Schizophrenia

Posted May 24, 2001:

• Scientists Switch Memory Recall On And Off In Fruit Flies

Posted May 18, 2001:

• Brain Researchers From UCLA, Johns Hopkins Discover Role Of Key Protein In Converting Short-Term Memories Into Lifelong Ones

Posted May 16, 2001:

• Progenitor Cells Can Have Protective Effect Against Brain Trauma

Posted May 10, 2001:

• Drug Treatment Of Lead-Exposed Children Does Not Improve Psychological Test Scores
• Walking Protects Women From Cognitve Decline
• How Did We Get So Smart? Study Sheds Light On Evolution Of The Brain

Posted May 7, 2001:

• Research Helps Understand Neural Machinery Of True And False Memories

Posted May 1, 2001:

• Reseachers Find Evidence That Prenatal Use Of Ecstasy Can Cause Long-Term Memory Loss And Other Impairments In Offspring

Posted April 27, 2001:

• New Hope For Neurodegenerative Disease Sufferers

Posted April 13, 2001:

• Study Finds New Way That Brain Detects Motion

Posted April 10, 2001:

• Study Finds Long-Term Ecstasy Use Leads To Memory Loss

Posted April 2, 2001:

• Stimulating Environment Protects Brain Against Damage From Lead Exposure

Posted March 29, 2001:

• UCSF Researchers Move In On Role Of Brain's Naturally Occurring Marijuana

Posted March 21, 2001:

• Overproduction Of Brain Chemical During Early Stages Of Alzheimer’s Contributes To Memory Loss In Patients

Posted March 20, 2001:

• Brain's Efforts To Save Itself During Alzheimer's May Backfire

Posted March 16, 2001:

• Dyslexia Study In Science Highlights The Impact Of English, French, And Italian Writing Systems

Posted March 15, 2001:

• Brain's Recuperative Powers May Be Greater Than Previously Thought

Posted March 1, 2001:

• Researchers Document Brain Damage, Reduction In Motor And Cognitive Function From Methamphetamine Abuse
• Study Uncovers New Contributor To Brain Damage, Suggesting Novel Drug Target

Posted February 19, 2001:

• Brain Reprograms Itself After Stroke -- Functional MRI Reveals Brain’s Innate Plasticity And Charts A Direction For Rehabilitation

Posted February 16, 2001:

• Georgetown Researchers To Present Evidence Of Biological Cause Of Dyslexia

Posted February 15, 2001:

• Brain Regions Impaired By Alcoholism Identified By fMRI Studies In Young Adult, Female Alcoholics
• Declining Mental Skills Can Catch You Unaware

Posted February 13, 2001:

• UCSD Study Reports Vital Brain Cell Connections Restored With Gene Therapy In Aged Monkeys

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