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Smart rat 'Hobbie-J' produced by over-expressing a gene that helps brain cells communicate

Over-expressing a gene that lets brain cells communicate just a fraction of a second longer makes a smarter rat, report researchers from the Medical College of Georgia and East China Normal University.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 5




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Hope for treatment of cocaine addiction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two separate discoveries by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) offer potential for development of a first-ever pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers solve structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory reports on Thursday their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How is our left brain is different from our right?

Since the historical discovery of the speech center in the left cortex in 150 years ago, functional differences between left and right hemisphere have been well known; language is mainly handled by left hemisphere, while ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (16) | comments 1

Brain scientist shedding light on learning, memory

Neurons spoke to Dr. Joe Z. Tsien when he was a sophomore college student searching for some meaningful extracurricular activity.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 26, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 1

'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders

Mice genetically engineered to lack a single enzyme in their brains are more adept at learning than their normal cousins, and are quicker to figure out that their environment has changed, a team led by researchers ...

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created May 27, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 0


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