Stanford scientists identify 2 molecules that affect brain plasticity in mice
Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 05:35
in Health & Medicine
You wouldn't want a car with no brakes. It turns out that the developing brain needs them, too. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a set of molecular brakes that stabilise the developing brain's circuitry. Moreover, experimentally removing those brakes in mice enhanced the animals' performance in a test of visual learning, suggesting a long-term path to therapeutic application...
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