What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers
Occasional binge drinking isn’t uncommon, but about 30 percent of all adults exposed to alcohol go on to engage in
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Sensory processing difficulties adversely affect functional behavior in multiple sclerosis
Research team finds associations between sensory difficulties, cognitive impairment and disease severity in individuals with multiple sclerosis
Read moreDoes frailty affect outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury?
New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2019–A new study has shown that frailty is an important predictor of worse outcome after
Read moreDissecting connections between chronic stress, inflammation and depression
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 21, 2019) – Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result
Read moreMultifunctional small brains
Cerebral cortex not the only area with perceptual abilities
Read moreNew Alzheimer’s risk gene discovered
A new paper in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology finds a gene that may help explain a large
Read moreDeep learning to analyze neurological problems
Getting to the doctor’s office for a check-up can be challenging for someone with a neurological disorder that impairs their
Read moreNon-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma
Extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going — elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat
Read moreScientists identify underlying molecular mechanisms of Alexander disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers used human induced pluripotent stem cells and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to make important basic science discoveries about the molecular underpinnings of Alexander disease, a rare neurodegenerative condition
Read moreRoyal recognition for neuroscience research at the University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for innovation in neuroscience The prize is the highest
Read moreBelgian-American research team uncovers a new mechanism of neurodegeneration
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited neurodegenerative condition that affects 1 in 2500 individuals. Currently, however, it is still lacking
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Neuroscientists have decoded how visual cues reorganize the activity of compass neurons in fruit flies to maintain an accurate sense of direction. Tracking individual neurons as flies navigate a virtual reality environment, they shed light on how organisms build a spatial map of their world.
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