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  • Jan 08, 2018
    Press Release, News from SfN
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    Amphetamine Abuse Disrupts Development of Mouse Prefrontal Cortex
    Recreational drug use during adolescence may disrupt development of an understudied part of the prefrontal cortex.
  • Jan 02, 2018
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    Stress Gene Regulates Brain Cell Power and Connections in Rodents

    A gene activated by stress adjusts energy output and synapse number of prefrontal cortex neurons.

  • Jan 02, 2018
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    Scheduled Feeding Improves Neurodegenerative Symptoms in Mice
    Restricting meals to the same time each day improves motor activity and sleep quality in a mouse model of Huntington’s disease.
  • Jan 02, 2018
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    Zebrafish Brain Repair Following Concussion
    A simple and inexpensive zebrafish model of concussion.
  • Dec 26, 2017
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    Brainstem Changes Underlie Sound Sensitivity in Fragile X Mouse Model
    Developmental changes in the brainstem driven by fragile X syndrome (FXS) — a condition that often co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder in humans — may underlie the hypersensitivity to sound observed in both humans and a mouse model of the disorder.
  • Dec 18, 2017
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    Altered Brain Development, Cognitive Abilities in Preemies
    Premature babies undergoing hundreds of life-saving procedures exhibit abnormal development of the thalamus and cognitive and motor impairments in the first years of life.
  • Dec 18, 2017
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    SfN News , Research & Journals
    How Teens Learn About Others
    Despite their intense interest in other people, adolescents are slower to learn about the preferences of their peers than adults.
  • Dec 18, 2017
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    Restoring Aging Genes in Rats
    Overexpression of a protein that regulates calcium homeostasis in hippocampal neurons can safely and effectively reverse and prevent age-related memory impairments in rats.
  • Dec 04, 2017
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    SfN News , Research & Journals
    Autism-Linked Gene Stunts Developing Dendrites
    Increased expression of a gene linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) leads to a remodeling of dendrites during brain development.
  • Nov 27, 2017
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    SfN News , Animal Research , Research & Journals
    How Bat Brain Tracks Prey

    The bat midbrain is uniquely organized to facilitate rapid integration of sensory and motor information required for tracking prey using biological sonar, according to neural recordings of wild bats obtained during laboratory experiments described in JNeurosci.

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