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• in Cloud Computing
  New App Crowdsources Data About How We Think
  A new mobile app aims to crowdsource neurological experiments.
  by cmimanagers / on Mar 11, 2013
• in Family
  Glutamate, the Brain, and Autism: Revisited
  Recent studies have seen increased glutamate in brains of those with autism. But does that mean we should freak out about MSG?
  by scothoser / on Dec 5, 2012
• in Technology
  Renowned Neurologist & Paranormal Skeptic Addresses The Ghost Box
  Renowned Neurologist & Paranormal Skeptic Steven Novella Addresses Ghost Box Videos by Ghost Hunter Phillip Brunelle of Mass Most Haunted.
  by weddingnewschannel / on May 15, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “neurology”

 

• Neuroanatomy - Autonomic Nervous System

  
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  ANSANS innervates everything except skeletal muscleSympathetic nervous system only needed to respond to stressParasympathetic nervous system maintains normal physiological functionAutonomic nerves:ganglia are outside cerebrospinal axis, produce extensive nerve plexuses, ACh and Noradrenaline, post-ganglionic fibres ...
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• How to know if your toddler has autism

  
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  About half of all children in the United States with an autistic spectrum disorder are diagnosed at age five or older according to a May 2012, NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) data brief. However, many parents are suspicious much sooner. As part of autism awareness month, we bring you clues in toddler ...
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• Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects

  
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  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a class of global top-selling cholesterol-lowering drugs.A University of Arizona research team has made a novel discovery in brain cells being treated with statin ...
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• Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

  
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  Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress an emotion, according a new study. Researchers from the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University scanned the brains of healthy participants and ...
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• Neureligion

  
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  There is very little (if any) variability in the brains of human beings regarding cortical localization. That is, the motor cortex responsible for, say, left arm movement, is reliably located on the right side of the brain, and in… Continue reading →
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• Neuroanatomy - Limbic System

  
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  LimbicSystemCortical parts:Cingulate gyrus, Parahippocampal gyrus.Subcorticalparts: Hippocampal formation (hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus (subiculum),dentate gyrus), Septal nuclei, AmygdalaPapez circuitAmygdala: intemporal lobe, deep to uncus on parahippocampal gyrus.2 masses ofnuclei: corticomedial-central, ...
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• Scientists Show How Nerve Wiring Self-Destructs

  
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  Researchers have discovered a way in which the body can remove injured axons. They also identified a potential target for new drugs which could prevent the inappropriate loss of axons, as well as maintain nerve function.
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• Experience Leads to the Growth of New Brain Cells

  
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  Researchers examine how individuality develops through adult neurogenesis; the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus which allows the brain to react flexibly to new information.
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• Cancer Drug Prevents Build-up of Toxic Brain Protein

  
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  Using a tiny dose of the leukemia drug nilotinib, researchers halt the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinsons diseases in the brains of mice.
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• Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise in Clinical Trial

  
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  A new vaccine for Lyme disease, a neurological and physically debilitating tick borne disease, has proved promising and well tolerated by patients, according to researchers. The Lyme vaccine is shown to produce substantial antibodies against all targeted species of Borrelia, the causative agent of Lyme disease.
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• Stem Cell Researchers Move Toward Treatment for Rare Genetic Nerve Disease

  
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  Researchers use induced pluripotent stem cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of ataxia telangiectasia, a rare genetic disorder associated with progressive loss of function in the cerebellum. Their discovery shows the positive effects of drugs that may lead to effective new treatments for the neurodegenerative ...
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• Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

  
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  Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to a new study. The study, conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, found that perception is influenced by a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe (MTL), which declines in functioning in old age. ...
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• Real-time Brain Feedback May Help Overcome Anxiety, OCD

  
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  People provided with a real-time readout of their brain activity can learn to control that activity and decrease their anxiety, according to a new study. For the study, researchers at Yale University used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to display the activity of the orbitofrontal cortex, a brain region ...
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• Vision Scientists Pinpoint How We See Fast-Moving Objects Coming

  
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  How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serenas 120 mph serves? For the first time, vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have pinpointed how the brain tracks fast-moving ...
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• Cerebral Connectivity Patterns Differ Based On Auditory, Social Information In Laughter

  
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  A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark different connections within the "laughter perception network" in the human brain depending on their context, according ...
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• Neuroanatomy - Cerebellum

  
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  Cerebellumanterior lobe, posterior lobe, floccular-nodular lobe vermis,superior, middle, and inferior cerebellar peduncleFastigial nucleus, globose nucleus, emboliform nucleus, dentate nucleusCerebellarafferents: mossy fibres (spinocerebellar, pontocerebellar, vestibulocerebellar), climbing fibres (inferior ...
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• Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand

  
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  Artificial sensors in a prosthetic hand allows rhesus macaques to sense tactile stimulus, according to a new study. A similar device could be used in human trials within the next year, researchers hope.
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• Researchers Discover Dynamic Behavior of Progenitor Cells in Brain

  
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  Monitoring progenitor cells in the brains of living mice, researchers discover these cells remain highly dynamic in the adult brain. Progenitor cells can transform into cells that insulate nerve fibers and help form scars that aid in tissue repair, study suggests.
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• Neuroanatomy - Motor pathways

  
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  Motor- primary motor cortex, cortico-spinal tractCortico-spinal tract = primary motor cortex (UMN) à Ventral horn of spinal cord (LMN) à skeletal muscle of bodyprecentral gyrus= primary motor cortexrostral toprecentral gyrus = secondary motor regionsupper motorneuron = corticospinal neuronlower motorneuron cell body ...
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• Brain anatomy of dyslexia is not the same in men and women, boys and girls

  
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  Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the disorder may have a different brain-based manifestation based on sex.Their study, investigating dyslexia ...
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