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Changes in brain attention may underlie autism
Click here to view original web page at www.eurekalert.org IMAGE: People with autism have less pupil dilation compared to controls while they are distracted, revealing dysregulated activity in the locus coeruleus. view more Credit: Granovetter et al., JNeurosci 2020 New research in JNeurosci explores how a particular region of the brainstem might explain differences in … Continue reading “Changes in brain attention may underlie autism”
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Scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells
Click here to view original web page at www.sciencedaily.com When the brain gets injured, star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes come to the rescue. In the case of glioma — the most common type of primary brain tumor — this protective action comes at a price. A new study published in Neurochemistry International reveals that gliomas … Continue reading “Scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells”
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7 Scientific Pioneers Who Were Also Artistic Visionaries, From the Inventor of the Morse Code to the Founder of Neurobiology
Click here to view original web page at news.artnet.com Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images. Art and science are often thought to fall on opposite sides of the left-right brain divide, but history has proven time and again that many of the brightest minds are polymaths. Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest … Continue reading “7 Scientific Pioneers Who Were Also Artistic Visionaries, From the Inventor of the Morse Code to the Founder of Neurobiology”
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Virginia Tech scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells
Click here to view original web page at www.eurekalert.org IMAGE: The same brain cells designed to stop brain damage fail to support healthy neurons when a cancer grows. New research, led by Stefanie Robel and Harald Sontheimer at the Fralin… view more Credit: Virginia Tech When the brain gets injured, star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes … Continue reading “Virginia Tech scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells”
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Richards named head of neuroscience
Click here to view original web page at medicine.wustl.edu Linda J. Richards, PhD, has been named head of the Department of Neuroscience and the Edison Professor of Neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Linda J. Richards, PhD, recognized internationally for her expertise in brain development and developmental disorders, has been named … Continue reading “Richards named head of neuroscience”
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Healthynest Launches New Parenting Platform to Provide Essential Resources and Products to Families
Click here to view original web page at www.benzinga.com NEW YORK, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Launching today, on World Autism Awareness Day, Healthynest is a new resource for all expecting and new parents to support babies’ monumental first years of life, when they are making one million neural connections every second. Offering deeply-researched, safe … Continue reading “Healthynest Launches New Parenting Platform to Provide Essential Resources and Products to Families”