News tagged with cerebral cortex
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The aging brain is more malleable than previously believed
Neuroscientists are finding that, as we get older, our aging brains are proving surprisingly malleable, and in ways not previously anticipated. But there are limitations.
Neuroscience
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Brain development is delayed in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a delay in brain development or the result of complete deviation from typical development? In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Philip Shaw and collea ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Reorganizing brain could lead to new stroke, tinnitus treatments
UT Dallas researchers recently demonstrated how nerve stimulation paired with specific experiences, such as movements or sounds, can reorganize the brain. This technology could lead to new treatments for stroke, tinnitus, ...
Neuroscience
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Modified tPA could be effective stroke treatment without bleeding risk
Even when its clot-dissolving powers are removed, the stroke drug tPA can still protect brain cells from the loss of oxygen and glucose induced by a stroke, researchers have discovered.
Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Driving developing brain neurons in the right direction
One of the marvels of brain development is the mass migration of nerve cells to their functional position. European research has investigated the molecules required for their successful navigation.
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Jul 16, 2012 |
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Researchers discover the cause of an inherited form of epilepsy
Researchers at McGill University have discovered the cause of an inherited form of epilepsy. The disease, known as double-cortex syndrome, primarily affects females and arises from mutations on a gene located on the X chromosome. ...
Medical research
Jun 21, 2012 |
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Persistent sensory experience is good for aging brain
Despite a long-held scientific belief that much of the wiring of the brain is fixed by the time of adolescence, a new study shows that changes in sensory experience can cause massive rewiring of the brain, even as one ages. ...
Neuroscience
May 24, 2012 |
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The auditory cortex adapts agilely with concentration
The birth of sensory perception on the human cerebral cortex is yet to be fully explained. The different areas on the cortex function in cooperation, and no perception is the outcome of only one area working alone. In his ...
Neuroscience
May 24, 2012 |
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GPS for the brain: Researchers develop new brain map
University of Georgia researchers have developed a map of the human brain that shows great promise as a new guide to the inner workings of the body's most complex and critical organ.
Neuroscience
May 22, 2012 |
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Confirmation of repeated patterns of neurons indicates stereotypical organization throughout brain's cerebral cortex
Neurons are arranged in periodic patterns that repeat over large distances in two areas of the cerebral cortex, suggesting that the entire cerebral cortex has a stereotyped organization, reports a team of ...
Neuroscience
May 11, 2012 |
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Discovery of a new family of key mitochondrial proteins for the function and viability of the brain
A team headed by Eduardo Soriano at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published a study in Nature Communications describing a new family of six genes whose function regulates the mo ...
Medical research
May 09, 2012 |
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How human cells 'hold hands'
University of Iowa biologists have advanced the knowledge of human neurodevelopmental disorders by finding that a lack of a particular group of cell adhesion molecules in the cerebral cortex -- the outermost layer of the ...
Neuroscience
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Watching neurons learn
What happens at the level of individual neurons while we learn? This question intrigued the neuroscientist Daniel Huber, who recently arrived at the Department of Basic Neuroscience at the University of Geneva. During his ...
Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Brain changes may hamper decision-Making in old age
(HealthDay) -- The ability to make decisions in new situations declines with age, apparently because of changes in the brain's white matter, a new imaging study says.
Neuroscience
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Primitive consciousness emerges first as you awaken from anesthesia
Awakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and orientation to one's surroundings. Scientists now know why this may occur: ...
Neuroscience
Apr 04, 2012 |
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