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artistic representation of a jumping gene
Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study
Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 
Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study
Jumping Genes Can Cause Movement Disorder: Study

Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 

Mice with overactive LINE-1 retrotransposons in their brains exhibit movement difficulties, suggesting the genetic elements may play a role in ataxia in humans. 

Purkinje cells, neuroscience

The brain's cerebellum
The Cerebellum’s Functions in Cognition, Emotion, and More
Diana Kwon | Aug 15, 2022 | 10+ min read
Once thought of as a mere motor coordination center, the “little brain” is now appreciated as participating in higher neurological processes.
Mitochondria from Different Brain Cells Have Different Proteins
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Organelles isolated from two types of neurons and a nonneuronal astrocyte in the mouse cerebellum showed varying levels of proteins, hinting at functional differences.
Infographic: What’s in a Mitochondrion?
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2019 | 1 min read
A study finds variations in the levels of proteins for some important processes among organelles from different brain cells.
Neurons Live Longer in New Brains
Sabrina Richards | Feb 25, 2013 | 3 min read
Transplanting mouse neurons into rats allows the neurons to survive twice as long as they would in mice.
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