Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A ...

A local professor who drew worldwide attention through his research on a creature of legend has died. The family of Don ...

Modern imaging is contributing significantly to giving us a better understanding of how our brains work. In the long term, this will also help us to treat learning disorders in a more targeted way and ...

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By upregulating the expression of the lone functioning copy of SCN2A, scientists addressed deficient brain signaling and reduced seizures.

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong.   One example is a condition called SCN2A haploinsufficiency, in which children are born with just one functioning copy ...

Now 817 serves as a profound gift that keeps giving in the University of Montana’s state-of-the-art Cadaver Lab, located on ...