Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
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Leonard Lerman, who helped elucidate the process from gene to protein, passed away last month at age 87.
Researchers reveal a new pathway of synaptic modulation in the hippocampus exclusive to females.
A new study finds male genes in women’s brains, the first evidence of microchimerism in the human brain.
Disrupting a small part of the brain with a magnetic field can reduce people’s prejudice towards good news.
Mice raised in isolation from their mothers developed cognitive deficits similar to those of babies raised in orphanages where physical contact is infrequent.
Researchers use characteristic differences in eye movements to identify patients with deficits in neurological function.
A massive project involving hundreds of scientists suggests that very little—if any—of the human genome is truly non-functional.
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