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The Neuroscience of Avatar – could we really download our brains into a new body?

Lauren Wagner , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
By Lauren Wagner Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with… Read more
Brain Development Infographics Multilingual Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Spanish 

El Síndrome del X Frágil

Melis Cakar , , , , , , , , ,
Infografía original: Fragile X Syndrome, Melis Cakar Julio fue el mes de conciencia para el síndrome del X frágil. Aprende más con esta nueva infografía por ilustradora Melis Cakar!… Read more
Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer 

Neuro Primer: Telomeres

Marta Garo-Pascual , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
By Marta Garo-Pascual Telomeres are the “shoelace caps” of linear chromosomes and, as shoelace caps protect shoelaces, telomeres serve a protective role for chromosomes. Barbara McClintock and Hermann Muller described… Read more
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Migración Neuronal: Una “Puerta Corredera” para el Futuro del Cerebro

Ilaria Vitali , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Artículo original: Neuronal Migration: A “Sliding Door” for the Future of the Brain , Ilaria Vitali Traducido por Sebastián Martínez ~~~ ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo cada célula de… Read more
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La Parálisis del Sueño ¿Qué es y qué lo causa?

Mira Rakicevic , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Artículo original: Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?, Mira Rakicevic Traducido por Valia Gregory ~~~ La parálisis del sueño es un tipo de parasomnia (un término general… Read more
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Neuro Cartilla: El Envejecimiento

Gabrielle Torre , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Aging, Gabrielle Torre Traducido por Daniela Semerjian ~~~ ¿Qué le sucede al cerebro en el envejecimiento? El envejecimiento normal viene con muchos cambios en la estructura… Read more
An artistic take on the "monkey-to-man" cartoon, depicting the final result as a larger human near fast food with a red warning sign around it. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.
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El Cerebro, las grasas saludables y la importancia de encajar en nuestros genes

Marco Travaglio , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Artículo original: Brain, Healthy Fats, and the Importance of Fitting Into Your Genes, Marco Travaglio Traducido por Jenna Hartstein ~~~ Nuestros cerebros son muy ricos en grasa. De hecho, cerca… Read more
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Brain Basics Consciousness Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception Sleep 

Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?

Mira Rakicevic , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Sleep paralysis is a type of REM parasomnia or abnormal behavior that takes place during the REM sleep cycle. Also known as sleep atonia, this condition refers to the feeling… Read more
An artistic take on the "monkey-to-man" cartoon, depicting the final result as a larger human near fast food with a red warning sign around it. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.
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Brain, Healthy Fats, and the Importance of Fitting Into Your Genes

Marco Travaglio , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Our brains are extremely rich in fat. Indeed, about two thirds of the human brain is composed of fat, 35% of which consists of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. What are… Read more
Brain Basics Brain Development 

Neuronal Migration: A “Sliding Door” for the Future of the Brain

Ilaria Vitali , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Have you ever wondered how each cell of our body reaches its correct place? It is even more astounding when you realize that our body is formed from only two… Read more
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Understanding Noonan Syndrome

Caitlin Aamodt , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
This past November the mug shot of Charles McDowell went viral after viewers noticed that the man in the photo had an unusual phenotype- specifically a larger than average neck.… Read more
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Neuro Primer: Aging

Gabrielle Torre , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more
Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep 

The inescapable nightmare of fatal familial insomnia

Sean Noah , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
A family curse During the early 1980’s, an Italian physician was investigating a mysterious and dreadful disease that had long plagued his family. In earlier generations, this disease had killed… Read more
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Self Reflected: The Best of Neuroscience and Art

Kayleen Schreiber , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” seems especially true for scientists. What we study becomes not only intellectually beautiful, but also literally beautiful: the form is… Read more
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Bite-size Science: Epigenetics help protect the aging brain

Kayleen Schreiber , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Epigenetics change which genes are active and which are inactive. Research over the past few years has shown that these changes are important for protecting the brain from neurodegeneration and… Read more
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Copy Number Variants: A Window into Psychiatric Illness

Rachel Jonas , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The human genome consists of nearly 25,000 protein-coding genes – and a mutation in just one of these can have dramatic effects on our brains.  Remarkably, one tiny change in… Read more
Brain Basics Did You Know? Neuro News SfN 2014 

Getting Technical: Methods in Neuroscience

Anita , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
It is an exciting time for neuroscience. The BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) is in the spotlight as a part of the new Presidential focus and recently… Read more
(Transneuronal) Attack of the Mutant Huntingtin! Knowing Neurons
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(Transneuronal) Attack of the Mutant Huntingtin!

Jillian L. Shaw , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Huntington’s disease (HD) is an incredibly debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. Currently, there is no treatment that effectively reverses the progression of the disease or delays its onset. Huntington’s is a particularly… Read more
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