NEURO

Researchers from the Developing Human Connectome Project have released over 500 brain scans from newborn babies as part of an open-source effort to allow other researchers to study human brain development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2m950r1

A newly identified neural network in the hippocampal formation plays a critical role in memory and object-location learning. The findings are highly relevant to learning and memory disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2m7wwFb

There is an underlying organization that dictates how the visual cortex is repurposed in blind people, which is not random. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2l6fhDW

Study implicates dysregulation of epigenetic mechanisms of both DNA methylation and microRNA activity, in addition to oxytocin to hypersexuality. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2kCdvud

Popular belief suggests cats are more independent and less likely to form close attachments with humans. However, a new study casts doubt on this myth. Researchers have found cars display the same main attachment styles to their owners as dogs, and babies to their parents. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2mxJzjj

Using CRISPR to alter the expression of four schizophrenia implicated genes which harbor expression quantitative trait loci, researchers were able to mirror gene expression changes seen in postmortem brains of those suffering from three mental health disorders. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2mg59bV

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