Molecules, Brains and Behavior

Neurobiology, neuroscience, brain and behavior
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There may be a link between autism spectrum disorder social interaction problems & excess dendritic spines http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273%2814%2900651-5 Synaptic Pruning, Developmental Psychology, Nursing Notes, Columbia University, Brain Development, Medical University, Neurology, Neuroscience, Medical Center
There may be a link between autism spectrum disorder social interaction problems & excess dendritic spines http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273%2814%2900651-5
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Beautiful brain activity: Pyramidal neurons forming a network in the brain. Credit: Dr Jonathan Clarke / Wellcome Images.
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A brainwave group : https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=4203602&trk=anet_ug_hm Here : Neurons in a column
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Design a Brain! "The Dana Foundation is asking U.S. high school students to submit their most creative brain experiment ideas to the fourth annual Design a Brain Experiment Competition." " . . . do anything from examining the effects of art on the adolescent brain to exploring alternative treatments for Alzheimer’s disease." http://danablog.org/2014/08/05/design-a-brain-experiment-competition-is-back-2/
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Brain change. Weak electromagnetic pulses can shift abnormal brain cell connections to more normal locations in mice. The findings have "implications for how best to use it in humans to treat disease and improve brain function," according to the authors. jn.sfn.org/press/August-6-2014-Issue/zns03214010780.pdf
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Stress is often is a major factor in the development and onset of psychiatric disorders. A new study finds that how much the newer prefrontal cortex (PFC) controls the activity of the older amygdala predicts how susceptible mice are to stress. This raises the possibility that prefrontal cortex activity may prevent stress-induced psychiatric disorders. Image credit: Charles C. Ouimet, Ph.D. http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140729/ncomms5537/full/ncomms5537.html
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Extreme stress in childhood may alter DNA which alters gene expression, which may lead to mental and physical disorders. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.12270/full Associations Between Early Life Stress and Gene Methylation in Children © 2014 The Authors. Child Development published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for Research in Child Development. Image by Karina Zillner
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"How does one human talking to another, as occurs in psychological therapy, bring about changes in brain activity and cure or ease mental disorders? We don't really know. We need to." http://www.nature.com/news/psychological-treatments-a-call-for-mental-health-science-1.15541
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Can psychological interventions affect brain plasticity to increase resilience and well-being? http://dana.org/Cerebrum/2014/One_of_a_Kind__The_Neurobiology_of_Individuality/
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Falling brain barrier. Microscopic bubbles may open the blood-brain barrier to let in drugs. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229742.400-human-brains-ultimate-barrier-to-open-for-first-time.html
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Worth watching again. Travel through a see-through brain. Technique to make tissue transparent offers three-dimensional view of neural networks. http://www.nature.com/news/see-through-brains-clarify-connections-1.12768
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". . . recovery from deep anesthesia is not a smooth, linear process. Instead, there are dynamic ‘way stations’ or states of activity the brain must temporarily occupy on the way to full recovery . . . " http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2014/06/09/to-recover-consciousness-brain-activity-passes-through-newly-detected-states/