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Researchers study children with grapheme-color synesthesia

What colour is H? Is 4 brighter than 9? For most people these questions might seem baffling, but not for people with grapheme-color synesthesia.

12 Nov 2013

Researchers receive $7.5 million NIH grant to develop novel therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida, the University of Florida in Gainesville, and the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle have received a $7.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to take a new and more expanded approach to identifying drug targets to treat and possibly prevent Alzheimer's disease.

12 Nov 2013

Extensive musical training affects structure, function of different brain regions

New findings show that extensive musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions, how those regions communicate during the creation of music, and how the brain interprets and integrates sensory information.

12 Nov 2013

Studies suggest novel therapies for nicotine, heroin and gambling addiction

Studies released today suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding of pathological gambling and heroin abuse in those suffering chronic pain.

12 Nov 2013

Cellectricon introduces Dynaflow Resolve Temperature Control system for ion channel research

Cellectricon, a leading provider of advanced cell-based screening technologies and services, launches the Dynaflow Resolve Temperature Control system at Neuroscience 2013 (San Diego), booth #933.

From Cellectricon 12 Nov 2013

Hebrew University to participate in new European research project on chronic pain

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of 11 universities, medical centers and research institutes in seven countries participating in ncRNAPain, a new European research project that aims at further exploring the biological mechanisms underlying chronic pain.

12 Nov 2013

Researchers look to animal models to better understand human brain function, vision loss

Research released today reveals a new model for a genetic eye disease, and shows how animal models - from fruit flies to armadillos and monkeys - can yield valuable information about the human brain. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

12 Nov 2013

New data plotting tool from F1000Research

A condition of publishing in the Open Access life sciences journal F1000Research is that authors make the data underlying their findings publicly available alongside the article. Openly sharing data is an important step in helping tackle issues around the lack of reproducibility of much published research, as well as enabling data reuse.

12 Nov 2013

Research reveals unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in cognitive function

Research released today demonstrates unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in the cognitive function of females, including memory and interpreting social cues.

12 Nov 2013

Researchers develop model that predicts earlier prediction of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Using scores obtained from cognitive tests, Johns Hopkins researchers think they have developed a model that could help determine whether memory loss in older adults is benign or a stop on the way to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Nov 2013

Father's cocaine use may make sons less sensitive to drug and more likely to resist addictive behaviors

A father's cocaine use may make his sons less sensitive to the drug and thereby more likely to resist addictive behaviors, suggests new findings from an animal study presented by Penn Medicine researchers at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

12 Nov 2013

Research: New mechanisms and areas of brain linked with anxiety and depression

Research released today reveals new mechanisms and areas of the brain associated with anxiety and depression, presenting possible targets to understand and treat these debilitating mental illnesses.

12 Nov 2013

Georgia University scientists identify cause of muscle weakness disease myasthenia gravis

An antibody to a protein critical to enabling the brain to talk to muscles has been identified as a cause of myasthenia gravis, researchers report.

12 Nov 2013

Pregnant women may transmit effects of stress to child by way of bacteria in vagina and placenta

Pregnant women may transmit the damaging effects of stress to their unborn child by way of the bacteria in their vagina and through the placenta, suggest new findings from two animal studies presented by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

12 Nov 2013

Professor from LSUHSC receives Professor Miroslaw Medal from Polish Academy of Sciences

Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has been awarded the Professor Miroslaw M. Mossakowski Medal by the Polish Academy of Sciences.

11 Nov 2013

Researchers identify critical mechanism to improve survival and behavior of new brain cells

A specialized type of brain cell that tamps down stem cell activity ironically, perhaps, encourages the survival of the stem cells' progeny, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

11 Nov 2013

Study shows that different brain regions process different types of fear

What do bullies and sex have in common? Based on work by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, it seems that the same part of the brain reacts to both.

11 Nov 2013

Simple dot test could help doctors gauge extent of dopamine loss in Parkinson's patients

A pilot study by a multi-disciplinary team of investigators at Georgetown University suggests that a simple dot test could help doctors gauge the extent of dopamine loss in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Their study is being presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

11 Nov 2013

Training dose, training gains associated with improvements on neuropsychological battery of assessments

Lumosity, the online cognitive training and neuroscience research company, is presenting today at the annual 2013 Society for Neuroscience meeting data on its set of online neuropsychological battery of assessments, the Brain Performance Test (BPT).

11 Nov 2013

Researchers identify novel therapeutic approach for most frequent genetic cause of ALS

A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified a novel therapeutic approach for the most frequent genetic cause of ALS, a disorder of the regions of the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement, and frontal temporal degeneration, the second most frequent dementia.

10 Nov 2013

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Researchers study children with grapheme-color synesthesia

Researchers receive $7.5 million NIH grant to develop novel therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Extensive musical training affects structure, function of different brain regions

Studies suggest novel therapies for nicotine, heroin and gambling addiction

Cellectricon introduces Dynaflow Resolve Temperature Control system for ion channel research

Hebrew University to participate in new European research project on chronic pain

Researchers look to animal models to better understand human brain function, vision loss

New data plotting tool from F1000Research

Research reveals unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in cognitive function

Researchers develop model that predicts earlier prediction of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Father's cocaine use may make sons less sensitive to drug and more likely to resist addictive behaviors

Research: New mechanisms and areas of brain linked with anxiety and depression

Georgia University scientists identify cause of muscle weakness disease myasthenia gravis

Pregnant women may transmit effects of stress to child by way of bacteria in vagina and placenta

Professor from LSUHSC receives Professor Miroslaw Medal from Polish Academy of Sciences

Researchers identify critical mechanism to improve survival and behavior of new brain cells

Study shows that different brain regions process different types of fear

Simple dot test could help doctors gauge extent of dopamine loss in Parkinson's patients

Training dose, training gains associated with improvements on neuropsychological battery of assessments

Researchers identify novel therapeutic approach for most frequent genetic cause of ALS

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