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Physicists 'turn signals' for neuron growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper scheduled for publication in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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The evolution of brain wiring: Navigating to the neocortex
A new study is providing fascinating insight into how projections conveying sensory information in the brain are guided to their appropriate targets in different species. The research, published by Cell Press in the March ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Biologists gain new insights into brain circuit wiring
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurobiologists at UC San Diego have discovered new ways by which nerves are guided to grow in highly directed ways to wire the brain during embryonic development.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Partnership of genes affects the brain's development (w/ Video)
The human brain consists of approximately one hundred billion nerve cells. Each of these cells needs to connect to specific other cells during the brain's development in order to form a fully functional organism. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 13, 2011 |
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Unlocking the secret(ase) of building neural circuits
Mutant presenilin is infamous for its role in the most aggressive form of Alzheimer's disease -- early-onset familial Alzheimer's -- which can strike people as early as their 30s. In their latest study, researchers ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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'Timing is everything' in ensuring healthy brain development
Work published today shows that brain cells need to create links early on in their existence, when they are physically close together, to ensure successful connections across the brain throughout life.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Speed heals
USC College's Samantha Butler and collaborators show that the rate and direction of axon growth in the spinal cord can be controlled, a discovery that one day may help improve treatment for spinal injuries ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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A turning point for young neurons
During neural development, newborn neurons extend axons toward distant targets then form connections with other cells. This process depends on the growth cone, a dynamic structure at the growing axon tip of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Neuroscientist steers research into neurological disorders
Scientists at the Queensland Brain Institute have uncovered a vital clue into how the brain is wired, which could eventually steer research into nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cognitive disorders ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Discovery of a new molecular mechanism that guides visual nerves towards the brain
The laboratory of Dr. Frédéric Charron, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), has discovered a new molecular mechanism that permits the guidance of visual nerves towards ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 07, 2010 |
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