Research
February 1, 2019
Brain imaging in new SUDEP model reveals map of silenced neural activity after seizure
Until now, there was no clear reason why sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)...
Research
Have we been asking the right questions about neurogenesis?
Image: neurons in the infant brain. Image source: snyderlab.com. Does neurogenesis occur in human adults?...
Research
November 9, 2018
Educational neuroscience research cluster growing in numbers and influence
“In the beginning, we were just thinking about children, and how education affects kids’...
Research
August 9, 2018
Essential ‘sugar’ for brain communication: a new therapeutic path for autism, schizophrenia
Pictured: wild-type and model neurons showing connection points. When the glycan associated with neurexin...
Research
May 9, 2018
New research investigates long-term effects of pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants on children 12 years later
Selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment during pregnancy is associated with better performance on...
Research
November 1, 2017
National Core for Neuroethics Participates in IHDCYH Talks Competition
The words we use to communicate about disabilities and the people who have them...
Research
October 19, 2017
New research demonstrates complexity underlying the ‘simplest form of learning’
“We thought we were studying the simplest form of learning,” says Dr. Catharine Rankin....
Trainees
September 15, 2017
Troy McDiarmid worms into the intricacies of genetic risk in ASD
To understand how gene mutations affect neurodevelopment and learning in people with Autism Spectrum...
Research
July 25, 2017
Too much information? New research suggests brain edits memories over time.
Image: Neurons born in infancy (green). Credit: Shaina Cahill. Why, in an otherwise healthy...
December 14, 2016
New funding to help find cause of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Why do some otherwise healthy people with epilepsy experience fatal seizures? New Taking Flight...
Research
September 6, 2016
Researchers find mutation responsible for altered brain function linked to autism
Mutations associated with autism that were previously thought to reduce excitatory synaptic transmissions are...