Month: October 2012
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Early life adversity affects broad regions of brain DNA
Study provides strong evidence of a biological process that embeds social experience in DNA that affects not just a few genes but entire networks of genes. Early life experience results […]
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Scientists discover gene behind rare disorders
International study with researchers at The Neuro reveals links with other neurodegenerative diseases Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University working with a team […]
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Kurt Haas discovers master regulator of brain plasticity
Synaptic plasticity, or the ability of neurons to form, strengthen, or weaken connections with each other, has long been studied as the basis for learning and memory. While the cellular […]
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Maternal depression affects language development in babies
Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British […]
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Researchers link genetic mutation to psychiatric disease and obesity
McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion […]