A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement
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Old habit-controlling neurons may also help the brain learn new tricks
Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email.
Continue reading »Researchers uncover the mysteries of sleep disorders in multiple system atrophy
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease with multiple debilitating symptoms. One of them is sleep disorders; however, owing
Continue reading »Researchers find new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X syndrome
Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, a leading genetic cause of
Continue reading »What is GABA?
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Continue reading »Brainstem neurons control both behaviour and misbehaviour
A recent study at the University of Helsinki reveals how gene control mechanisms define the identity of developing neurons in
Continue reading »Classic optical illusion leads to the discovery of critical neurons in zebrafish.
By exposing larval zebrafish to a well-known optical illusion, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology and National Institute
Continue reading »Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons—the nerve cells that control breathing and muscles. Under
Continue reading »Losing neurons is sometimes not all bad
Current thinking about Alzheimer’s disease is that neuronal cell death in the brain is to blame for the cognitive havoc
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