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Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 8, 2023
| 10+ min read
To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
Lauren Schenkman,
Spectrum
| May 30, 2023
| 4 min read
This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments.
Numerosity Around the Animal Kingdom
Catherine Offord
| Oct 1, 2021
| 2 min read
Research in recent decades has explored how animals other than humans perceive different numbers of objects
Migratory Eels Use Magnetoreception
Kerry Grens
| Apr 14, 2017
| 2 min read
In laboratory experiments that simulated oceanic conditions, the fish responded to magnetic fields, a sensory input that may aid migration.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| May 1, 2014
| 3 min read
Madness and Memory, Promoting the Planck Club, The Carnivore Wa
y, and
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
Yeast Models Provide New Insights into Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mahlon Collins
| Oct 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
The single-celled fungus allows researchers to study Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and other brain diseases with unparalleled speed and scale.
Three Autism-Linked Genes Converge on Tweaks to Cells’ Timing
Angie Voyles Askham,
Spectrum
| Feb 3, 2022
| 3 min read
The genes are involved in pacing the development of inhibitory and excitatory neurons. An imbalance in these two types of signaling is thought to play a role in autism.
Autism-Linked Gene
SYNGAP1
Molds Synaptic Plasticity, Learning
Angie Voyles Askham,
Spectrum
| Oct 26, 2021
| 4 min read
The finding may help to explain why people with
SYNGAP1
mutations tend to have learning difficulties and a high tolerance for pain.
How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes
Amber Dance
| Feb 1, 2019
| 10+ min read
Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.
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