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neuroplasticity

Adjustable Brain Cells
Ruth Williams | Feb 18, 2016 | 3 min read
Neighboring neurons can manipulate astrocytes. 
Turning Back the Brain’s Clock
Anna Azvolinsky | Oct 15, 2014 | 4 min read
The brain’s ability to make new neural connections can be restored in mice by blocking a protein that normally acts as a natural brake on neuroplasticity. 
Pilot Study Treats Infants for Autism
Jef Akst | Sep 11, 2014 | 1 min read
A preliminary trial finds that teaching parents certain therapeutic interactions for babies showing early signs of autism may improve the infants’ future social development.
Seeing with Sound
Jef Akst | Mar 10, 2014 | 2 min read
Converting sights to sounds reveals that the brains of congenitally blind people respond similarly to various objects as those of subjects who can see.
The Neurobiology of Individuality
Dan Cossins | May 9, 2013 | 3 min read
Mice that explore more have higher levels of neurogenesis, suggesting a link between experience, brain plasticity, and the emergence of distinct personalities.
Tadpoles See with Extra Eyes
Sabrina Richards | Feb 27, 2013 | 3 min read
Blind tadpoles regain vision when new eyes are grafted onto their tails. 
Prions Involved in Learning
Edyta Zielinska | Feb 15, 2013 | 1 min read
Properly folded prions aid in normal brain development.
Dual Adaptation in Deaf Brains
Sabrina Richards | Feb 12, 2013 | 3 min read
The brains of people who cannot hear adapt to process vision-based language, in addition to brain changes associated with the loss of auditory input. 
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