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Columbia neuroscientists have found that activity at the tips of "place" neurons are essential for creating mental maps of the world and may play a role in the longevity of memories.
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The first atlas of mitochondria in the brain could help scientists develop brain scans that determine the health of a patient’s mitochondria and if they are contributing to disease.
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Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal.
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Scientists for the first time see, in mice, the precise changes that occur in neuronal connections during memory formation.
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- February 12, 2013
ALS researchers find profoundly disrupted communication between motor neurons and a neighboring type of glial cell called "astrocytes."
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- February 7, 2013
CUMC’s Christopher Henderson, PhD will serve as scientific director.
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- February 1, 2013
FlyWalker software program measures walk of fruit fly, genetic model for neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s.
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- January 18, 2013
Neurogenesis—the production of new neurons—may play a potential role in treating impaired pattern separation, which is associated with PTSD.
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