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Though few in number, neurons that are created in the brain during adulthood have an outsized impact on mood and memory because of their unparalleled networking and communication abilities.
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Columbia neuroscientists and economists are working together to understand what motivates us to pay attention to certain pieces of information and invest in acquiring them.
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Delusion severity is linked to slower changes in an individual's beliefs, a finding that suggests new treatment approaches.
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Columbia neuroscientists have identified a gene that keeps fear at bay in female mice and may help explain why PTSD is more prevalent in women.
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- December 5, 2012
Richard Mayeux was elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his work on the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease.
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- November 15, 2012
Link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental delays in kids
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- November 12, 2012
A new computational analysis identifies gene networks involved in schizophrenia -- and a connection with autism.
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- November 9, 2012
As pharma retreats from developing new drugs for mental disorders, a new Columbia/NYSPI initiative is stepping in.
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- November 2, 2012
A Columbia initiative assembles the best thinkers in the world to study the most complex object in the known universe.
- November 2, 2012
What if suicide isn’t really a choice? What if it’s a disease?
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- October 11, 2012
Mechanisms underlying SMA found
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- October 3, 2012
New de novo genetic mutations in schizophrenia identified; genes most active during fetal development
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The New York TimesOctober 2, 2012Proposed changes to autism diagnosis will not sharply reduce number of children found to have it-- Dr. Catherine Lord is senior researcher.
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- September 25, 2012
Neurons use “barcodes” to tell self from non-self. Self-avoidance necessary for proper neuronal wiring; implications for autism.
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