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Brianna Abbott is a freelance health and science reporter based in Rhode Island, covering neuroscience, cancer, the business of medicine and more. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Medscape and Cancer Today.
The updated, more precise definition used in a CDC study includes adaptive scores.
The chimeric mice could help untangle the biology of human brain development or conditions such as autism.
The approach uses a protein found in fruit flies to ferry the gene editor Cas9 into muscle cells.
The project is helping to fill critical gaps in the genetic underpinnings of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.
Michael Reimann explains how the shape of neurons puts strong constraints on how they are wired in a network, and how this affects their structure-function relationships.
Michael Reimann explains how the shape of neurons puts strong constraints on how they are wired in a network, and how this affects their structure-function relationships.
Dendrite-specific inhibition lets overlapping neuronal assemblies form across brain areas without erasing existing memories, a new modeling study suggests.
Dendrite-specific inhibition lets overlapping neuronal assemblies form across brain areas without erasing existing memories, a new modeling study suggests.
Two new studies, including the first whole-brain lipid atlas in mice, uncover unforeseen complexity and influence during pregnancy and aging.
Two new studies, including the first whole-brain lipid atlas in mice, uncover unforeseen complexity and influence during pregnancy and aging.