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A dual-therapy approach to boost motor recovery after a stroke
Paralysis of an arm and/or leg is one of the most common effects of a stroke. But thanks to research
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Absence epilepsy: When the brain is like ‘an orchestra without a conductor’
At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in
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Neuroscientists map brain’s response to cold touch
Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have mapped the feeling of cool touch to the brain’s insula in a mouse model. The
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Brain matures faster due to childhood stress
Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in
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Structural biology: Until the last cut
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now structurally characterized late stages in the
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Discovery shines light on the mystery of cell death in MS: The ‘fiery death’ of brain cells during multiple sclerosis can be blocked by an anti-inflammatory drug
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a unique process of brain cell death that affects the cells that
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Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression: The consequences of long-lasting depressive episodes could be more far reaching than previously thought
During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität
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Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases
Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases. Salk researchers used
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Researchers magnify the brain in motion with every heartbeat
Understanding how the brain moves — at rest and upon impact — has been crucial to understanding brain disorders, but
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