2007-11-23 11:38:10
by Zachary in Distributed Neuron
Mathematics
The brain is a complicated place and one small mutation could set things on fire. Epilepsy is an excellent example. There is no single gene that is the source of epilepsy. Rather, epilepsy can develop from any number of mutations that affect the various processes in the brain. But what happens ...more
- Edward G., Jing Q., Jong Y., Jeffrey N. Masking epilepsy by combining two epilepsy genes. Nature Neuroscience, DOI: 10.1038/nn1999
2007-11-23 11:38:08
by Zachary in Distributed Neuron
Mathematics
Here is a short but sweet report regarding neural progenitors that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. Previous work from this lab showed that neural progenitors could be implanted into the brains of mice and help recover function after stroke. They showed that the implanted progenitors had migrated into the ...more
- Guzman R., Bliss T., Angeles A., Moseley M., Palmer T., Steinberg G. Neural progenitor cells transplanted into the uninjured brain undergo targeted migration after stroke onset. Journal of Neuroscience Research, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21542