June 2011
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Jun 29th
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Looking for a neuroscience graduate program that's... →
Hi guys,  This is something I found while I was replying privately to one of the many questions you guys send me. In this case, somebody was asking about finding programs that were a good fit… I tried this site and was pleased with the results… Basically, it’s a simple online tool that ranks neuroscience/neurobiology graduate schools according to the characteristics you want in...
Jun 29th
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peculiargroove asked: You have no idea how much I love you for posting the GABA stuff. I'm doing a neurochemistry assignment at the moment specifically related to GABA and Glutamate. The post was a big help, so thank you!
Jun 29th
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Jun 28th
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cassjamminx asked: I just read your reblog about Huntington's and I was wondering... is adult onset Huntington’s just suddenly triggered at a certain age (with the approrpriate number of repeats in their genome since birth) or are the repeated segments repeated in replication errors until the number of tandem repeats triggers the disease?
Jun 28th
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Daily Diseases and Disorders: Huntington's Disease →
dailydiseasesanddisorders: Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that greatly affects muscle coordination and cognition. The nerve cells in the brain slowly breakdown and atrophy. Huntington’s disease affects the striatum of the brain as well as the hippocampus, purkinje cells, and the cerebellum.  Huntington’s is an autosomal dominant genetic disease that results...
Jun 24th
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Jun 24th
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neurosispuzzle asked: Hi!
Can you tell me the difference between Psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuropsychology? I know they are closely related, but are the interchangeable or quite distinct?
Jun 22nd
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Jun 17th
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no-cure-for-a-cunt asked: Just thought I would let you know your blog's really interesting and I wish I knew about it sooner. Keep up the good work :)
Cheers
Jun 17th
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“Swiftly the brain becomes an enchanted loom, where millions of flashing shuttles...”
– Charles Sherrington (Nobel Prize winner in Physiology and Medicine, 1953)
Jun 17th
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Jun 16th
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