Genetic changes during cell splitting may contribute to autism
Our genomes may not be so stable after all. Spontaneous deletions and duplications of DNA, which appear with greater frequency inContinue Reading
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A brain cell in your ear
A recent study suggests that some cells in our brains may be coaxed to stand in for the ones insideContinue Reading
Foreign Accent Syndrome for beginners
Studying what comes out of the mouth can tell us a lot about what is going on in the brain,Continue Reading
Glowing green: a Nobel prize with Northwest roots
Work that began off a dock in Friday Harbor, Washington, more than 40 years ago led to the Nobel PrizeContinue Reading
One brain, two minds
The two sides of our brains experience the world differently, and a neural interpreter mends together any disparities to giveContinue Reading
Health insurance coverage vs. science
A device that helps those with autism and other disorders to communicate reveals how scientists don’t always agree with theContinue Reading
Rare, spontaneous mutations rife in schizophrenia cases
Mutations that occur spontaneously in a person—rather than being inherited—could account for at least 10 percent of cases in schizophrenia,Continue Reading
Brain banks help build detailed maps of autism
Brain donations are essential for understanding how the brain functions differently in autism. But this post-mortem tissue is a preciousContinue Reading
Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait
The bones, arrowheads, and DNA all agree: Our North American continent was first peopled by immigrants from north Asia overContinue Reading
Something to crow about
Noisy, plain, sulking on telephone lines, or loitering around trash cans, crows are unremarkable at best, and nuisances at worst.Continue Reading
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