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neurofibrillary tangles

Penn Researchers Model a Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury Wednesday, March 5, 2014  ·  Posted by The University of Pennsylvania Their recent findings shed new light on the mechanical properties of a critical brain protein and its role in the elasticity of axons, the long, tendril-like part of brain cells. This protein, known as …

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CTE

Penn Researchers Model a Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury Wednesday, March 5, 2014  ·  Posted by The University of Pennsylvania Their recent findings shed new light on the mechanical properties of a critical brain protein and its role in the elasticity of axons, the long, tendril-like part of brain cells. This protein, known as …

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glial cells

Goodnight. Sleep Clean. Saturday, January 11, 2014  ·  Posted by Maria Konnikova, New York Times Sleep, it turns out, may play a crucial role in our brain’s physiological maintenance. As your body sleeps, your brain is quite actively playing the part of mental janitor: It’s clearing out all of the junk that has accumulated as a result …

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Scientific News Disease Directory Glossary Posted by University of California, Davis Atypical development in the siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months Atypical development can be detected as early as 12 months of age among the siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder The research suggests that parents and clinicians should be …

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Scientific News Disease Directory Glossary Posted by NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter NIH-funded researchers develop novel tools to learn how astrocytes listen in on neurons Findings suggest that astrocytes in the mossy fiber system may act as a switch that reacts to large amounts of neuronal activity by …

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cerebral palsy

Loving Healing Press Wednesday, March 12, 2014  ·  Posted by Lindsey Wiltse, Communications and Program Coordinator Loving Healing Press publishes books revolving around self-help, personal growth, trauma recovery, and overcoming physical disabilities. Many of the books geared towards children address issues that are relevant to the CNS Foundation community. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month Monday, March 3, …

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frontal lobe

Head injuries can make children loners Thursday, April 10, 2014  ·  Posted by Brigham Young University This is a preliminary study but we want to go into more of the details about why working memory and processing speed are associated with social functioning and how specific brain structures might be related to improve outcome. Brain scans show …

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social withdrawal

Head injuries can make children loners Thursday, April 10, 2014  ·  Posted by Brigham Young University This is a preliminary study but we want to go into more of the details about why working memory and processing speed are associated with social functioning and how specific brain structures might be related to improve outcome.